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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.
The Oneida culture places a strong focus on oral narrative tradition: [13] so much so that in the absence of use as primary communication, this is the major societal role of the Oneida language. In the words of the Oneida Men's Council and Clan Mothers, the "traditional Oneida language is a vital link to our ancestors and national identity". [14]
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
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.
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 ...
Ottumwa – Algonquian word possibly meaning "rippling waters", "place of perseverance or self-will", or "town". Owanka – Lakota for "good camping ground". It was originally named Wicota, a Lakota word meaning "a crowd". [138] Pukwana – the name given to the smoke emitted from a Native American peace pipe.
Kenosha County – Kenosha (ginoozhe), an Ojibwe word meaning "pike" (fish) City of Kenosha; Kewaunee County – for either a Potawatomi word meaning "river of the lost" or an Ojibwe word meaning "prairie hen", "wild duck" or "to go around" Manitowoc County – Manitowoc (manidoowag) is an Ojibwe word meaning "spirits" City of Manitowoc
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) †