By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief Continued from last week Since the passage of the Indian Reorganization Act, the Oneida Nation has worked to reacquire ownership of land in the reservation boundaries and grow and strengthen government programs and services. “Anti-Indian policies continued with the Termination Act of 1953 and the Indian Relocation Act of 1956,” Bill …
By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief Continued from last week “The early 1900s were different times for our people,” said former general manager/strategist, Bill Gollnick. The Dawes Allotment Act of 1887 divided reservation land into individual parcels and tribal land ownership was significantly reduced inside the reservation boundaries. “…local developers convinced politicians to withdraw protections, so our …
By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief Continued from last week “The majority of the tribes came with us to Wisconsin,” said former general manager/strategist, Bill Gollnick. “Our chiefs represented them in our negotiations with the Menominee and Ho-Chunk and represented us in issues between our people and the officials of Green Bay and Fort Howard. They also …
By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief ONEIDA NATION – A bicentennial celebration was held July 25-29 to commemorate a time long ago when the Oneida Nation came to the area to create a new homeland. The sovereign government was once part of a confederation — the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy — along with the Cayuga, …
