We feel that since the Oneidas belong to four different [religious] denominations, this property which is naturally a civic center for all the people, should not be turned over to any one sectarian interest.
The Committee also wishes to state that it has been much interested in learning of the plan of the proposed Lolomi Industrial Community for the Oneidas, and feels that if it can be successfully organized and executed, it would provide the Indians with a protection from exploitation which they very much need, and be a stimulus to the social and industrial development of the community.
An especially helpful component of this text is its introduction to the history and situation of the Oneida people.
Oneida Lives enlightens readers about the issues of marriage and courtship, education and boarding school, hunting and working, and spirituality.
Rather than let the non-Oneida and Oneida interpretations of Oneida history stand for themselves, the editors have assembled a few essays in conclusion that propose ways to reconcile the two approaches.
The Oneida Indian Journey is an important book because it corrects a problem raised by, among other recent works, Devon Mihesuah's edited collection, Natives and Academics: Researching and Writing about American Indians (Lincoln, 1998).
The potential windfall notwithstanding, the
Oneidas argue that the land claim is about more than maximizing returns on a legal loophole.
Nevertheless, the Sullivan County Casino Advisory Board group had once talked with the
Oneidas, but now have an memorandum of understanding with the St.
For the most part, the Wisconsin
Oneidas do not use the term diaspora, preferring instead to stress the idea of removal, which in itself is a term contextualized by U.S.
Editor Herbert Lewis says in his introduction that the
Oneidas in Wisconsin in the early 1800s led lives very parallel to those of non-Indians.
The excerpts in
Oneida Lives are from project interviews recorded in English.