Oneida people are a Native American tribe and First Nations band.
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14 Facts About Oneida people
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Name Oneida is derived from the English pronunciation of Onyota'a:ka, the people's name for themselves.
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The enemy could not find them, and so it was said that the Oneida people had shapeshifted into the stones that stood in the clearing.
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Older legends have the Oneida people identifying as Latilutakowa, the "Big Tree People", "People of big trees".
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The Oneida people have a matrilineal kinship system, and children are considered to be born into the mother's clan, through which descent and inheritance passes.
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The Oneida people identify with three clans: the Wolf, Turtle or Bear clans.
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Oneida people officially joined the rebel side and contributed in many ways to the war effort.
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The Oneida people provided an open line of communication between the rebels and their Iroquois foes.
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In 1777 at the Battle of Oriskany, about fifty Oneida people fought alongside the colonial militia, this included Tyonajanegen and her husband Han Yerry.
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Many Oneida people formed friendships with Philip Schuyler, George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and other prominent rebel leaders.
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Essentially the Oneida people had to share land at the Onondaga Reservation and did not have land to call their own.
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Women Oneida people activists pushed tribal land claims in the early 20th century.
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Clothing carries great meaning in the Oneida people culture, as it is a physical representation of who they are.
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Oneida people Nation School System in Wisconsin is a K-12 tribal school.
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