Oneida Indian Nation

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Oneida Indian Nation

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Various names: Oneida Nation of New York, Oneida, Oneida Indian Nation

One of the Six Iroquois Nations

Tribal Headquarters

The Oneida Indian Nation is located in Central New York
The Oneida Indian Nation
2037 Dream Catcher Plaza
Oneida, NY 13421
Phone: 1-315-829-8900
Fax: 1-315-829-8958
Toll-free Phone: (800) 685-6115
Email: info@oneida-nation.org

Shako:wi Cultural Center
5 Territory Road
Oneida, NY 13421
Phone: (315) 829-8801
Toll-free: (800) 685-6115
Fax: 1-315-829-8805
Website: oneidaindiannation.com

• Oneida Indian Nation Official Website

History

Brief Timeline

• 1789: Treaty with the Six Nations
• 1792: Treaty agreement with the Five Nations
• 1794: Treaty with the Oneida, Etc.,
• 1794: Treaty with the Six Nations
• 1824-34: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Six Nations Agency
• 1834-80: New York Agency supervised the tribe
• 1832-34: Michigan Superintendency had jurisdiction over the tribe
• 1838: Treaty with the New York Indians
• 1840: Many Tribal members left New York migrating west to Wisconsin, where they had been promised a reservation in Brown and Outagamie counties.

Additional References to the History of the Tribe

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Oneida tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.

Records

The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:

• Allotment records
• Annuity rolls
• Census records
• Correspondence
• Health records
• Reports
• School census and records
• Vital records

Census Records

1905 State Census Oneida Indian Reservation in Madison and Oneida Counties FHL film 408502

Military Records

A record of Native Americans Mustered into Service in the War of 1812 from the Oneida Nation has been compiled by the New York Adjutant General's Office.

Treaties

• 1789: with the Six Nations
• 1792: agreement with the Five Nations
• 1794: with the Oneida, Etc.,
• 1794: with the Six Nations
• 1838: with the New York Indians

Important Websites

• Oneida Indian Nation Official Website
• Oneida Tribe Wikipedia
• The Constitution of the Iroquois Nation

References

Bibliography

• Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
• Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 Available online.
• Klein, Barry T., ed. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. WorldCat 317923332; FHL book 970.1 R259e.
• Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. WorldCat 37475188; FHL book 970.1 G131g.

Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean

Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America

Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau

Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands

• Sturtevant, William C. Handbook of North American Indians. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– .
  

Volume 1 -- Not yet published

Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- WorldCat 234303751

Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- WorldCat 255572371

Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- WorldCat 19331914; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4.

Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- WorldCat 299653808; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5.

Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- WorldCat 247493742; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6.

Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311

Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 13240086; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.8.

Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- WorldCat 26140053; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9.

Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- WorldCat 301504096; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10.

Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- WorldCat 256516416; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11.

Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- WorldCat 39401371; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12.

Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- WorldCat 48209643

Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- WorldCat 254277176

Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 356517503; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.15.

Volume 16 -- Not yet published

Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- WorldCat 43957746

Volume 18 -- Not yet published

Volume 19 -- Not yet published

Volume 20 -- Not yet published

• Swanton John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 Available online.
• Waldman, Carl. Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. WorldCat 14718193; FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006.

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