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The name Oneida is derived from the English pronunciation of Onyota'a:ka, the people's name for themselves. Onyota'a:ka means "People of the Standing Stone". This identity is based on an ancient legend. The Oneida people were being pursued on foot by an enemy tribe.
Oneida is a secondary language: Oneida leaders write in English about the value of preserving Oneida language and culture. [20] Almost all Oneida are either bilingual or monolingual English speakers; according to M. Dale Kincade, only six monolingual Oneida speakers remained in the United States in 1991.
Oneida Carry, a portage for native and colonial Americans in Central New York; Oneida Community, a religious intentional community in Oneida, New York; Oneida Limited, the international tableware company; Oneida (band), a five-piece rock band from Brooklyn, New York; Oneida, a genus of moths; USS Oneida, any of five ships in the U.S. Navy
Today, the Oneida Community Mansion House is a non-profit educational organization chartered by the State of New York. It welcomes visitors throughout the year with guided tours, programs, and exhibits. It preserves, collects, and interprets the intangible and material culture of the Oneida Community and related themes of the 19th and 20th ...
The Oneida Indian Nation (OIN) or Oneida Nation (/ oʊ ˈ n aɪ d ə / oh-NY-də) [1] is a federally recognized tribe of Oneida people in the United States. The tribe is headquartered in Verona, New York , where the tribe originated and held territory prior to European colonialism, and continues to hold territory today.
The Oneida oral tradition tells that Chief Skenandoa provided critical food, sending corn to General George Washington and his men during their harsh winter at Valley Forge in 1777–1778. Washington is said to have named the Shenandoah River and valley in his honor, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] and subsequently numerous other places in the United States were ...
Oneida would dry some of their food, such as beans and corn, for longer storage. Doxtator said the only food they knew they would have year-round was fish, because of ice-fishing during the winter.
Mohawk–Oneida Oneida (severely endangered) Mohawk; Huronian Huron-Wyandot † Petun (Tobacco) † Tuscarora–Nottoway Tuscarora † Meherrin † Nottoway † Unclassified Wenrohronon or Wenro † Neutral † Erie † Laurentian † Scahentoarrhonon † Southern Iroquoian/Cherokee. South Carolina-Georgia dialect (a.k.a. Lower dialect) †