Oneida History | Tribal Histories

From the flowing waters of Duck Creek, elder Randy Cornelius shares the oral tradition of the Oneida people, including their creation story, and explains how he has learned to navigate two worlds: The modern and the traditional.
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[@jwathey603]

Thank You Everything you are speaking of is so true and honorable to our creator. Thank you for sharing and guiding your heritage to your offspring and people like myself.

[@Chris..L]

My Grandma was full Oneida and so proud of it.

[@amybukouras5179]

Aww I'm half oneida and my mom & grandma are full oneida, you should be proud, we are bad ass

[@Poland35]

​@@amybukouras5179I like learning about onedia

[@Tess28281]

I am Oneida. I am learning more about my family as days go on.. Blessed! Wolf...

[@BarefootViking]

I am part Oneida too. You may want to read about how they saved Washington's army several times against the hessians and hunger

[@amybukouras5179]

I'm half oneida 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@iamfree-ce7xd]

Do you know how I would go about finding my heritage? We weren't taught anything, and I am wanting to know my roots and clan. I am a Stone. I also am amazed that you say Oneida actually came from Appalachia before New York. A few years ago, the Creator called me away from everything I knew. I packed my car with some things and drove off, following His lead. He led me to the Smoky Mountains, which is part of Appalachia. I've been here since, serving people and becoming the woman I need to be. The desire to know my roots is becoming stronger. Thank you for doing this video!!

[@raymondabella4684]

America owes a major debt of gratitude to the Oneida!!! Without Chief Han Yerry there would be no America as we know it because Washington's troops would have starved to death at Valley Forge. God Bless these people and may we also celebrate them as America's first allies every July 4th!!!👍✌🏼

[@MrAllmightyCornholioz]

God bless them with cultural genocide. Yeah, that's awesome! So strange how people think Allah is good, yet it gave the indigenous people the short end of the stick.

[@lilnative9601]

This is my tribe and they help me out so much. Im greatful to be Native American a good mind a good heart a good fire. Proud to say that.

[@hummerz]

Greetings from Australia, I enjoyed listening to his story. Thank you

[@hhwippedcream]

Thank you for giving us all the privilege of learning from your lived experience and background. Inspiring to know that we can move forward toward a more connected society.

[@WD-0820]

I really love hearing about the creation story, my mother used to tell me about it :)

[@jackoftrades6537]

As a younger man i felt honored to be a part of traditions being that im not native thank you

[@stephengrams9584]

I spose I can/should say the same

[@alwayshavestrengthjoy7450]

Loved, this History. My Maternal Grandfather was Oneida and My Great Grandmother Sophia; Oneida from Wisconsin. It is a blessing to learn this narrative as my grandfather was separated from the tribe!

[@pfox9962]

Thank you for sharing! Much respect and many blessings 🦋

[@kaarenking3215]

Thank you

[@Chris..L]

Thank you for sharing your story.

[@staviagrimani7174]

Thank you for sharing!

[@awoodmann1746]

Thank You for the informative video.

[@brendao6576]

Thank you for sharing your culture

[@darlenesecrist5568]

Very interesting, thank you for sharing your life’s history.

[@wyndella7212]

I am Oneida always knew I was indigenous but was raised in America. I'm 44% by blood quantum levels. The rest is white n cuban. I'm so happy my family taught me to respect nature hunt grow food...I lived in a big city n hated it. I'm at home in the woods. America's downfall is coming I can feel it. You. Can't invade rape murder and steal and think it won't come back to haunt you. They are the devil's of the world. Can you talk of the Giants? I remember my great grandfather speaking of giants but was to small to understand. Our people are beautiful and wise. I love hearing these stories.

[@nil2thebrain]

Good afternoon- just read your comment, would you please direct me to get an accurate bloodline level such as how yours is actually 44% vs the usual labels of the 25%,50%,75% and 100%’s. Personally, because mother is 100% Oneida Nation Indian, and father Spaniard- left me to be labelled as simply 50% Oneida Nation. Your time and courtesy are both greatly appreciated.

[@karfomachet7265]

thank u for your witness , your story rings so true

[@shadowwolf9329]

I in one sense have a kinship with the American natives due in part that my great grandmother was full blooded Cherokee even though I didn't like on a reservation to learn about the native American culture I still knew the Indian American ways I pray that the creator protects the American native people

[@kathiejohns1418]

I can't wait till you do one of these on the Apache tribe

[@xhedcak]

Were they in Wisconsin?

[@dorothysmith6710]

I am allso Oneida my grandmother was all Oneida

[@brandykay23]

My husband grandfather was Chief Oneida “ A Peacemaker “

[@larrymoremckenzie3029]

truthfull!

[@albertoramirez9619]

A good brother talking he used to visit us in GBCI

[@ezandman6804]

Cornelius is a very cool "old-skool" dutch name I think. I'm interested in Oneida. Maybe there's a dutch connection. I'm from the Netherlands. I knew Oneida fought with the revolution of 1776 while other tribes were with the British. Imho Oneida were on the right side. That's what brought me to this video.

[@magnumopus1628]

I'm half italian and half dutch and my dutch grandfather's name was Cornelius. I was therefore wondering the same exact thing here. Greetings from Italy. 🇮🇹

[@ezandman6804]

@@magnumopus1628 Cornelius is very old skool dutch. You can shorten that name to Corneel (check dutch song: "al die willen te kaapren varen" ) . Corneel or Cornelius in short is Cor. Cor is a normal dutch name. PS: A buddy of mine is named Cor and he likes hardcorepunk music that is why I sometimes call him Hardcor, lol . Greets! :-)

[@amybukouras5179]

I'm half oneida half European and I'm happy to see other ppl interested in oneida culture

[@looslaura1]

Nice right from the beginning

[@JD-8-1971]

I never knew about the Native American family history. Some in my mother's side of the family claimed it. (But like most claims it wasn't true) But as offensive as it is to say now days. The thing I remember so well about my father was his red skin color. During the winter his skin was a dark tan. But in the summer, he turned deep red from the sun. I never seem him sun burn. I never understood why he was dark skinned. I really never asked because I never thought to question it. My skin is dark as well. My best friends nick name for me is the tan man. While I have never sunburnt much my skin is not the red of my father. My dad taught me to hunt, fish and trap. He taught me to track people and animals. At a young age he taught me how to move silently though the woods without being seen or heard by animals. That was a tough lesson because he would grab and place my feet sometimes turning them in uncomfortable ways. Going over hills in the woods you have to turn your feet sideways with the pressure on your toes and just behind your toes then place them properly in just the right spots to be stealthy. How to stay hidden in the dark shadows of the woods in the middle of the day. It took years of practice and I still work at it. Anyway, my cousin did both sides of my family tree after my father died. That is when everything about my father and I made sense. My father was raised by his mother and his dad was a drunk and barely was ever home. My father's grandmother's name was Florance Greathouse. I was even given several pictures of her by a cousin on my father's side. He couldn't believe I never knew of Native American connection. He even said in his stoner voice. LOL "Dude did you not ever wonder why you and your dad's skin was so dark? Your gifted with your great grandmother skin dude." He went on to tell me the family believed our grandmother was Oneida in origin. Because that is what our grandmother told him and because of the Greathouse last name as well. He also said the Greathouse name wasn't the original Native American name. It was the name the family took when the white man forced a name change on the Native American's. In my area we still have a Native American family named Greathouse. They are relatives of my great grandmother. I would love to question the family for more information. But I don't know them or even how to approach the question. Quick fact as well. My cousin that did the family tree found old newspaper clippings from mid 1700s. About how on my dad's side a great grandmother was taken at 7 years old in a raid by the Shawnee in Kentucky. She was adopted by the Cornstalk family she was given full rights as a Shawnee. She was Married to one of the sons of Chief Cornstalk.

[@pierre-alexandreclement7831]

❤❤❤❤

[@Thehaystack7999]

This is so beautiful, I could listen day and night. I live in Oneida County, ID. I believe strongly in names, the purpose, meaning and power that comes in a name. I have been studying Oneida a lot, and I study scripture, history, theology and I can’t help but notice patterns in names. It seems to have many meanings, positive or negative, and the love and respect for all living things and Mother Earth strikes true to me. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, so much of what I understand is through that lens. I believe we are spirits having a physical or mortal experience. That spirit communicates more efficiently than physical communication in terms of love and feeling. We have a record of The Book of Mormon which speaks about various groups of people, some are of the Tribe of Israel through Ephriam and Mennassa who are sons of Joseph who was in Egypt. Also an earlier people to came from the Tower of Babel so the Creator would preserve their language. This land is a promised land that should serve the creator, cherish life, be of one heart and one mind. As I have studied the Hebrew Language, Oneida has many root meanings, even the record of the Book of Mormon is an abridged record of many ancient writings in this land. Oneida is named, a great standing stone with writing is mentioned in the area, Great War among nations which were once brethren destroyed one another, tribes, high kings, chiefs and judges were formed and reformed destroyed and found and ceremonies and holy meetings were had but this record specifically states that you are a chosen people, a people that will become like Zion and publish peace, will be part of restoring this land and the world. Our record states that 12 righteous men were chosen by the Creator after massive destruction and cataclysms and of these men 3 desired to minister peace and preparation, because of this they were granted to know all things and not taste of death until the end when they would resurrect. I heard from a friend about Handsome Lake and he was visited by ancestors. It seems like Oneida has many meanings including gathering that which was scattered, knowledge being great power, and “God knows my suffering.” I know it seems foolish or weird but I feel personally that the Oneida people may play a significant role in the future of this nation and earth, that great knowledge and records of all that has occurred on earth from the beginning to present time is still out there, all things physical and spiritual concerning creation. My opinion but O have no culture or known history of my family, and I am easily interested in other’s beliefs, history and genealogy. I don’t mean to superimpose my thoughts onto you but wanted to share my love and interest in your people, as peculiar as I am. Anyways, thank you.

[@oneidarivera5830]

I love the name 💜😜

[@Nightmarepizza]

Oneida Wisconsin Myland and Marie Peters Hill grandmother's parents I would mind finding out more

[@schuylerpatterson3388]

Hey yo my name is He Holds The Sky from Oneida to English I can't spell it on my phone but I woul love to here you speak more in our Iroquois language if I can

[@tonyamcfall4679]

My great grandfather was Oneida but he was mixed with black and shunned from the family because I had to do research to find the relatives

[@ANDWEROCK17]

Came to this to impress my fiancé with history of her heritage and ended up leaving with some profound shit because the grouse story.

[@tonyamcfall4679]

Pettijohns in Massachusetts

[@themaple_dove]

Random but on 4:50, there's a dog trotting in the river in the background of the video.

[@rainmakerii2610]

I am ONEIDA 💯%

[@extraterrestrial4287]

I am looking for Oneida man named Clyde. Sorry I don't know his last name. He used to live up by Rt. 20. If you know, tell him his "blood brother's" son would like to visit with him again.

[@rainmakerii2610]

@@extraterrestrial4287 Sorry Albert I left my res in 69,can't help you.Keep looking try the Oneida registry last res you knew him to be on.Na'Kiwa.

[@extraterrestrial4287]

@@rainmakerii2610 Thank You Rainmaker. Also recent heavy and spiritual events in my life have awakened my desire and efforts to find my Maternal Grandmother's people. She died when I was 9. All her life she referred to herself as American Indian. From my memory of her and her photograph it's obvious she was not white, she was Native American, and she would need no introduction. Anyone meeting her would immediately know. From my late Aunt and other family friends I was told Cherokee but a few days ago an old family friend told me she was also of Haudenosaunee ancestry which would make sense. It's where we live. If so, most likely Mohawk, perhaps Oneida. Of Hill and/or Rose family lineage.

[@amygismondi4397]

I am ONEIDA! but im white....plz hear see me. im looking for my grampa, Bll Crane

[@rajeshpandya330]

All that is true story.but now we are limited to story only all naturality can not come back.there are such stories for the other parts of the world but what had happened in the temptations we killed the nature and that implies the killing of the mother earth now we are at the stage where returns is quite impossible and not only returns but the hault of situation is even not possible.becuse we all naturalistic tribes are woven in the morden word in such a way ,we can not stay in jungle or on the bank of forest can eat fresh fruits and vegetables.we can not chant our natural gods like river,sun,moon,snakes etcc.there are many things to take in to consideration but I can say only time is less and tasks are more.

[@anonsforever_]

I love the Turningstone. Not Native but I love your culture.

[@anonsforever_]

Ibelieve there never was a land bridge and your people got here the same way the aboriginal Australians got to their land (canoeing all together durring a sunny/no wind week). I believe you did it to escape greed/imperialism from rulers in Europe/Asia/Africa. This would explain why your people are such morally inclined. Your people risked their lives for freedom; REAL AMERICANS WHO HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM since before the Northern Europeaners arrived. If it wasn't for your people there wouldn't be an United States maybe and it would just be called New Britian, or New Germany, or New Ireland instead of America.

[@judyproctor5305]

Thank you