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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 ...
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.
The spelling Oskanondonha (which was not recorded in his lifetime) assumes derivation from Oneida oskanu:tú: [oˌskanũːˈtũː], "deer". [3] [4] However, Skenandoa referred to himself as "an aged hemlock", [5] [6] and the Oneida word for "hemlock" is kanʌʔtú:saʔ [ˌkanə̃ʔˈtũːsaʔ]; [7] this derivation has had a longer tradition of ...
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