Oneida people

Oneida
Onʌyoteˀa·ká·
Total population
15,389
Regions with significant populations
 United States (Wisconsin, New York)10,309 and 1,109[citation needed]
 Canada (Ontario)3,970[citation needed]
Languages
Oneida, English, Oneida Sign Language, other Iroquoian languages
Religion
Christianity, Longhouse religion
Related ethnic groups
Seneca Nation, Onondaga Nation, Tuscarora Nation, Mohawk Nation, Cayuga Nation, other Iroquoian peoples
Flag of the Oneida Nation, in Wisconsin
Flag of Oneida Indian Nation of New York
Flag of the Oneida Nation of the Thames First Nation of Canada

The Oneida people (/ˈndə/ oh-NYE-də ;[1] autonym: Onʌyoteˀa·ká·, Onyota'a:ka, the People of the Upright Stone, or standing stone, Thwahrù·nęʼ[2] in Tuscarora) are a Native American tribe and First Nations band. They are one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy in the area of upstate New York, particularly near the Great Lakes.

Originally the Oneida lived in what is now central New York, particularly around Oneida Lake and Oneida County. Today the Oneida have four federally recognized nations: the Oneida Indian Nation in New York, the Oneida Nation in and around Green Bay, Wisconsin, in the United States; and two in Ontario, Canada: Oneida at Six Nations of the Grand River, and Oneida Nation of the Thames in Southwold.

  1. ^ "Oneida". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
  2. ^ Rudes, B. Tuscarora English Dictionary Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999