Oneida Nation

The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Onyota'a:ka “People of the Standing Stone,” are one of three distinct bands that make up the Oneida; the other two are located in New York and Ontario. The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin live in Outagamie and Brown counties. Historically, the Oneida lived around Oneida Lake, from Lake Ontario in the north to the Delaware River in the South. The Oneida were also part of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois, Confederacy, consisting of the Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Tuscarora, which governed much of the northeastern section of what is now the United States, they split apart after the U.S. Revolution (1776-1783), and reformed in the late nineteenth century to combat assimilation policies. In the early and mid-nineteenth century, land dispossessions and removal policies further separated the Oneida clans. In the 1820s roughly six hundred Oneida left New York to settle in what is now Green Bay Wisconsin, and during the 1840s roughly four hundred more members settled in what is now London, Ontario. The Oneida purchased 5 million acres of land from the Ho-Chunk and Menominee and the U.S.-Oneida treaty of 1838 established the Oneida Reservation. Currently the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin have approximately 16,500 enrolled members, and own roughly 65,400 acres of land. The Oneida own two hotels, the Thornberry Creek golf course, Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises (OTIE), Oneida One Stop, and the Oneida Casino.

“Enterprises.” Oneida Tribe Of Indians Of Wisconsin, December 8, 2015. https://oneida-nsn.gov/business/enterprises/.

“Oneida Casino.” Accessed September 6, 2016. http://www.oneidacasino.net/.

“Tribes and Nations (Intro)- American Indian Histories and Culture- Adam Matthew Digital.” Accessed September 29, 2016. http://www.aihc.amdigital.co.uk/FurtherResources/TribesAndNations