Oneida Indian Nation
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,000+ | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Onyota'aka, English, other Iroquoian languages | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Oneida people, Seneca Nation, Onondaga Nation, Tuscarora Nation, Mohawk Nation, Cayuga Nation, other Iroquoian peoples |
The Oneida Nation or Oneida Indian Nation (OIN) is a federally recognized tribe of Oneida people in the United States. The tribe is headquartered in New York, where the tribe originated and held its historic territory long before European colonialism. It is an Iroquoian-speaking people, and its early nation was one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, or Haudenosaunee. Three other recognized Oneida tribes operate in locations where they migrated during and after the American Revolutionary War: one in Wisconsin in the United States, and two in Ontario, Canada.
Today the Oneida Indian Nation owns tribal land in Verona, Oneida, and Canastota, New York, on which it operates a number of businesses. These include a resort with a Class III gambling casino.
Since the late 20th century, the OIN has been a party to land claim suits against the state of New York for treaties and purchases made after the American Revolutionary War without ratification by the United States Senate, as required under the US Constitution. Litigation has been complex, related to trust lands, property, and collection of sales taxes. A landmark agreement entered into on May 16, 2013 resolved this and many other issues.
A controversy erupted in 2015 after the press reported that a planned casino is going to be named in honor of author L. Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz. They object to his having called for "the total annihilation of the few remaining Indians."
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