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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]
The Oneida community strongly believed in a system of free love – a term which Noyes is credited with coining – which was known as complex marriage, [10] where any member was free to have sex with any other who consented. [11] [page needed] Possessiveness and exclusive relationships were frowned upon. [12]
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 Baptist Institute started in 1899 at a time when public education was limited and is still relevant today, its president says. Historic Kentucky Christian school started to end family feuds ...
The insignia for the Oneida Nation consists of three eagle feathers; two standing straight up and one falling downwards. [18] Oneida women on the other hand would wear beaded tiaras. The beadwork on the tiaras would most commonly be sewn in woodland designs as it is a representation of their nation. [17]
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The Oneida Community was a utopian group established in the 1840s, which practiced a form of free love. Postcard of the Oneida Community Mansion House from 1907. Free love began to coalesce into a movement in the mid- to late 19th century.
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.