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The Oneida Indian Nation (OIN) or Oneida Nation (/ oʊ ˈ n aɪ d ə / ⓘ oh-NY-də) [1] is a federally recognized tribe of Oneida people in the United States. The tribe is headquartered in Verona, New York , where the tribe originated and held territory prior to European colonialism, and continues to hold territory today.
The Oneida Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Oneida people in Wisconsin. [1] The tribe's reservation spans parts of two counties west of the Green Bay metropolitan area . The reservation was established by treaty in 1838, and was allotted to individual New York Oneida tribal members as part of an agreement with the U.S. government.
In 1970 and 1974 the Oneida Indian Nation of New York, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, and the Oneida Nation of the Thames (made up of descendants of people who did not move to Canada until the 1840s) filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York to reclaim land taken from them by New York without approval of ...
Darlene Denny of Green Bay, a member of the Oneida Tribe, landed in a vendor business, eventually opening Turtle Island Gifts.
Before that, he served on the nine-member Business Committee. Repeatedly re-elected, he served until 1990. He led the Nation in new directions, establishing bingo , a lottery in 1988, and a gaming casino as new sources of revenues to provide for economic development and welfare of the tribe.
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The Oneida are one of the largest employers in northeastern Wisconsin with over 3,000 employees, including 975 people in tribal government. The Tribe manages more than $16 million in federal and private grants, and a wide range of programs, including those authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. [39]
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