Onyota’a:ka“ The Oneida People - People Of The Standing Stone - Iroquois Confederacy

This video is for the ““The Oneida People & Nation“.. , their history, culture and affiliations. There are also videos in this channel, for: The Seneca, Cayuga, Mohawk & Onondaga Peoples..; “The Caledonia Crisis “.; Deganawidah: “The Great Peacemaker”.. and a separate video for Ayonwentah (.: ’Hiawatha). ------------------------------------------------- The Oneida People (Onyota’a:ka or, Onayotekaono), meaning: “The People of the Upright Stone, or Standing Stone”, are a Indigenous First Nations People and are one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee) in the area of upstate New York. Originally, the Oneida People inhabited the area that later became Central New York, particularly, around Oneida Lake and Oneida County. For many years the Iroquois maintained their autonomy, battling the French who were allied with the Huron, traditional enemy of the Iroquois. The name “Oneida” is the English mi