Oneida History
Oneida History Bins
The Hands-On History Bins project evolved out of several request. Local schools and school districts have frequently contacted the Oneida Tribe to request curriculum and materials. In response to request from schools, the Seymour Community Historical Society, and other areas, a special committee was formed under the direction of Chairman Rick Hill, led by former Chief of Staff Bill Gollnick and attended by representatives from several Oneida programs (Y.E.S, Cultural Heritage, Turtle School, etc.) and representatives from Green Bay, De Pere, Seymour and other area schools.
As a result of the special committee, Cultural Heritage and the Oneida Museum were asked to work on curriculum resources for these schools. The idea of a Hands-on bin was first thought of by Michelle Danforth in 2010 and finished by Nicolas Reynolds in 2012.
Download a copy of the Teacher’s Guide here:
Additional Resources:
• A General History of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
• Sagole: A Greeting from the Oneida
Informational Brochures
Crafts
BLACK ASH BASKETS
DOLLS DOLLS DOLLS
IROQUOIS POTTERY
History
DUCK CREEK A WAY OF LIFE
FORCES THAT IMPACTED ONEIDAS MOVE TO WISCONSIN
LAW OF THE LAND
ONEIDA LAND CLAIMS TIME LINE OF NEW YORK STATE
SUBDIVIDE AND CONQUER THE DAWES ALLOTMENT ACT
THE SALT PORK AVENUE PROJECT
Culture
EDGE OF THE WOODS
IROQUOIS CLAN SYSTEM CLANS OF THE ONEIDA PEOPLE
IROQUOIS TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES
ONEIDA CULTURAL HERITAGE DEPARTMENT
ONEIDA NATION CULTURAL SYMBOLS IN AND AROUND ONEIDA RESERVATION
ONEIDA TRIBAL LOGO
SAVING OUR ONEIDA LANGUAGE
WAMPUM OUR HISTORICAL RECORD
Tribal Members
ELDERS PROFILES
ONEIDA HEALERS HOSPITALS DOCTORS AND NURSES
Historical Note Archives
Past issues of the Historical Notes can be viewed here by opening an Adobe file. Simply look for the issue that you would like to download and then click on the link to begin. The Historical Notes are created for educational purposes and researchers and students are encouraged to give proper citation to source documents. For help with citation techniques, visit the UW Madison’s Writing Center.
Issue 1, The Oneida Creation Story
Issue 2, The Origin of the Oneida Clans
Issue 4, The Creation of the Iroquois League
Issue 5, The Hermit Thrush Story
Issue 8, Early Iroquois encounters with Samuel de Champlain
Issue 9, Early Explorations into the Oneida Homeland
Issue 10, The Iroquois, The Dutch, and the Fur Trade
Issue 11, Queen Anne’s Missionaries
Issue 12, Small Pox in America
Special Issue, The Battle at Oriskany
Issue 13, Alcohol and the Oneida
Issue 15, The French and Indian War, 1756-1763
Issue 16, The Oneida Carrying Place
Issue 17, Valley Forge and The Oneidas
Issue 18, Kaliwiyo and Handsome Lake
Issue 19, Mission Schools, 1784
Vol. 1, No. 20 The Stockbridge-Munsee and Brothertown Indians
Vol. 1, No. 21 Great Law and Constitution
Issue 22, The Erie Canal
Vol. 1, No. 23 The Treaty of Canandaigua and Annuity Payments
Vol. 1, No. 24 Illegal Treaties and the State of New York
Vol. 2 No.01 Treaty of Canandaigua
WPA Writers' Project
All of these works have been made possible by the Oneida Bilingual Program that was directed by Amelia Cornelius and Funded through a Bilingual/Bicultural Education Act: Title VII grant.
The authors originally told the stories in the late 1930’s to the Oneida writers of the WPA sponsored Writers’ Project.
Bear Stories
The Leaders, The Chiefs
Memories of the old days
Witches Stories WPA Writers’ Project
Historical Timeline
From Creation to Present visit our timeline page.
Canandaigua Treaty 2011 Videos
This YouTube playlist contains the following videos:
11/11/11 Social Dance
11/11/11 Social Dance 2
11/11/11 Keynote Speaker Part 1 of 5
11/11/11 Keynote Speaker Part 2 of 5
11/11/11 Keynote Speaker Part 3 of 5
11/11/11 Keynote Speaker Part 4 of 5
11/11/11 Keynote Speaker Part 5 of 5
11/11/11 Ceremony Part 1 of 5
11/11/11 Ceremony Part 2 of 5
11/11/11 Ceremony Part 3 of 5
11/11/11 Ceremony Part 4 of 5
11/11/11 Ceremony Part 5 of 5
Creation Story Videos
This YouTube playlist contains the following videos:
Creation Story – Lahʌte (Lou Williams Jr.) – Part 1
Creation Story – Lou Jr. – Part 2
Creation Story
Oneida Clan System
The Creation Story – Twins
Oneida Creation Story by Stephanie Stevens
Oneida Creation Story Oneida Sign Language 2017 by TheOLCC
Decolonization 2018 Videos
This YouTube playlist contains the following videos:
Day 1 Kanehelatúkslaˀ
Day 1 Part 1 Oneida Philosophy
Day 1 Part 2 Oneida Philosophy – Doctrine of Discovery
Day 1 Part 3 Oneida Philosophy
Elder Interviews 2017
This YouTube playlist contains the following videos:
JerryHill1
Doris Lucy Weigert Elder Interview 1
Noelle (Summers) Cleven Interview 1
Vernon Ninham Elder Interview (Original)
Stanley Webster Interview 1
Stanley Webster Interview #2
Loretta Interview 1
Loretta Webster Interview 2
Language Videos
This YouTube playlist contains the following videos:
Bird Song.m4v by swephenie1977
The Thanksgiving Address by butterflystevens
Kana’tarokhónwe.m4v by khccommunityinfo
Exposed Season 2, Episode 2, P2 by First Nations TV
Oneida Language – Emotions (Happy) by Ana Grant
Oneida Language Project by University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Oneida History & Federal Polices Videos
This YouTube playlist contains the following videos:
PL280 By Becky Webster
Oneida 102 – Assimilation Acculturation Colonization
Indian Education
War of 1812 – Oneida’s Part
Kansas Land Claims
Loretta Talking about Past and Present History of the BC.
Duck Creek with Loretta Metoxen
Programs and Grants 1960s
Oneida Railroad
Loretta Talking about Past and Present History of the BC.
Duck Creek with Loretta Metoxen
Programs and Grants 1960s
Oneida Railroad
Oneida Boarding School
Oneida Boarding School Bonus Footage
Traditional Clothing of Oneida
Iroquois and the Revolution by Josh Gerzetich
Rites of Passage with Latsi
Videos With Loretta Metoxen
This YouTube playlist contains the following videos:
Loretta Talking about Past and Present History of the BC.
Duck Creek with Loretta Metoxen
Anna John Nursing Home Interview with Loretta
NATIONAL REGISTER EVALUATION OF CCC BUILDINGS
Loretta Talking about Past and Present History of the BC.
Puffball found in Wisconsin
The General History Book
Sagole Book
Programs and Grants 1960s
Life Before Gaming – On the Farm
Oneida Railroad
Oneida Boarding School
Oneida Boarding School Bonus Footage
Witches By Loretta Metoxen
Kansas Land Claims
Wisconsin Public Television Premier
Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) will be premiering three additional programs as part of the Tribal Histories project [https://wpt4.org/wpt-video/tribal…/wpt-documentaries-oneida-history/]. These programs will include tribal members sharing their nation’s oral traditions from following three tribal communities:
- Red Cliff Ojibwe History, Marvin DeFoe and Andrew Gokee
Air Times: Thursday, December 15 (7:30 pm on WPT) and Friday, December 16 (1:30 am on WPT)
- Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe History, Ernie St. Germaine
Air Times: Thursday, December 22 (7:30 pm on WPT) and Friday, December 23 (1:30 am on WPT)
- Brothertown History, Joan Schadewald
Air Times: Thursday, December 29 (7:30 pm on WPT) and Friday, December 30 (1:30 am on WPT)
In August 2015, WPT premiered the next series of programming as part of the Tribal Histories project, which included the following three programs:
- Bad River Ojibwe History, Mary Bigboy, Thomas O’Connor Sr., and Robert Powless Sr.
- Ho-Chunk History, Andy Thundercloud
- Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican History, Kimberly Vele
In August 2014, WPT premiered the first three programs as part of the Tribal Histories project, which included the following three programs:
- Menominee History, David Grignon
- Oneida History, Randy Cornelius
[https://wpt4.org/wpt-video/tribal…/wpt-documentaries-oneida-history/]
- Potawatomi History, Mike Alloway Sr. and Jim Thunder
Programs featuring the other sovereign American Indian nations and tribal communities located within state of Wisconsin will air on WPT in the next couple years.
WPT’s Tribal Histories project is part of American Indian Studies and Wisconsin Act 31 Initiative to provide educational resources for teaching and learning of Wisconsin’s American Indian nations and tribal communities.