Historic Timeline

Contact, Colonies & War 1612-1783

A. Van Den Bogart 1634 describes Oneida Villages

B. Fur Trading Era

C. Missionaries are sent fromQueen Anne of England 1702

D. Small Pox

E. Alcohol

F. Samuel Kirkland

G. French and Indian War 1763

H. American Revolution

1. Sullivan Campaign 1779

2. Battle of Oriskany

3. Valley Forge and Barren Hill

4. Oneida Tribal Belt circa 1783 End of Revolutionary War

Code of Handsome Lake 1784-1820

A. Handsome Lake and Kaliwihyo

B. Mission Schools 1784

C. Stockbridge and Brothertown Tribes

D. U.S. Constitution recognizes Native Nations Sovereignty 1789

E. Erie Canal

F. Federal Treaties;
1784
1789
1794
Annuity Payments

G. New York State Treaties; 27 Illegal

H. War of 1812

Removal to Wisconsin 1821-1880

A. Oneidas leave New York and travel to Wisconsin

1. First Christian Party

2. Second Christian Party ( Methodist/Pagan)

B. Ealy Years in Wisconsin (Duck Creek Way of Life)

C. Continuous Government by Oneida Chiefs

D. Treaties in Wisconsin

1. 1821

2. 1822

3. 1831

4. 1832

5. 1838 Treaty Establishes 65,432 Acres

E. Letters from Oneida Chiefs to BIA Indian Agent, and President

E. Homeless Oneidas arrive in WI 1841

G. Oneidas participate in Civil War 1860

H. Diary of John Powless & John Archiquette 1868-1880

I. Oneida Chiefs lease land to Railroad 1870

Assimilation on Two Fronts 1881-1917

A. Boarding Schools

B. Oneida Bands

C. Oneidas in Sports

D. Dawes Allotment Act 1887 – 1891

E. Oneidas participate in Spanish American War 1898

F. Salt Pork Avenue (1800s-1900s)

G. Oneidas file claim based on 1900 Buffalo Creek Treaty

H. Oneida & Hobart Townships are established 1903

I. Oneida Lace Makers

J. Oneida Healers: Hospital, Doctors & Nurses

K. The Burke Act of 1906

L. Charles Davis Reports on Oneida 1909

Time of Great Struggles 1918-1949

A. Oneidas leave New York and travel to Wisconsin

1. First Christian Party

2. Second Christian Party ( Methodist/Pagan)

B. Ealy Years in Wisconsin (Duck Creek Way of Life)

C. Continuous Government by Oneida Chiefs

D. Treaties in Wisconsin

1. 1821

2. 1822

3. 1831

4. 1832

5. 1838 Treaty Establishes 65,432 Acres

E. Letters from Oneida Chiefs to BIA Indian Agent, and President

E. Homeless Oneidas arrive in WI 1841

G. Oneidas participate in Civil War 1860

H. Diary of John Powless & John Archiquette 1868-1880

I. Oneida Chiefs lease land to Railroad 1870

Economic Development 1976-1993

A. Land Claims

1. Docket 300 filed for land claims in 1951, signed by Julus Danforth, Chair and Mamie Smith, Secretary. (In 1977, the courts awarded 3.3 million , but GTC withdrew claim from court because of the land claims court suits filed in 1970).

2. Oneida files New York land claims court cases , 1970’s

3. 1985 Supreme Court Decision on New York land claims, resolution continues to be discussed

B. Oneida Ceremonies 1950’s

C. Last GTC meeting was translated into Oneida 1950

D. Oneida’s in Korean War 1953

E. Indian Relocation Act 1954

F. New Tribal Logo

G. Language Revitalization 1970

1. 1970’s Title VII Bilingual Education Act

2. The Oneida Nation School System 1979

3. Oneida Language Program

H. Culture Revitalization

1. 1978 Religious Freedom Act

2. Trips to Canada for Cultural/Ceremony sharing and learning

Impact of Economic Development 1994 - Present