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Oneida people (Amerind tribe)

Nation Active 1500 CE – present

The Oneida (Onyota'a:ka or Onayotekaono, meaning the People of the Upright Stone, or standing stone) are a Native American/First Nations people and are one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy in the area of upstate New York.

The Iroquois call themselves Haudenosaunee ("The people of the longhouses") in reference to their communal lifestyle and the construction of their dwellings.Originally the Oneida inhabited the area that later became central New York, particularly around Oneida Lake and Oneida County.

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