Oneida
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History, Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Canada, Wisconsin, New York
One of the five (later six) tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy, the Oneidas were ancestrally located between the Onondagas to their west and the Mohawks to their east in what is now central New York State. Their language is very similar to other Iroquois languages; the name “Oneida” means “people of the standing stone.” The Oneidas were at times overshadowed by the larger Onondaga and Mohawk tribes, and they attempted to rectify this imbalance at times in the Grand Council of the Confederacy when it met at Onondaga. The Oneidas held nine of the fifty seats in the Grand Council....
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