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1822– Oneidas make additional purchase for $3,000 and confirmed by President James Monroe the following year
1822– The Menominee negotiated 9 million acres of land to the Oneida Tribe in Wisconsin.
1822– First Christian Party of over 400 settle in northern part of the reservation (Daniel Bread leader)
September 1st, 1823- The first Oneida people arrive in Wisconsin.
1823– President Monroe sanctions Oneida purchases
1823– Second Christian party arrives with over 200 people led by Neddy Otsisquette and settles in southern part of the reservation
1824- Albany-First Christian Party sold two tracts of land at Oneida Castle.
1825– The first holy Apostles Episcopal Church was built in Wisconsin and all the Northwest territory.
1826- Albany- Second Christian Party sold more land at $3.00 an acre.
1827- Albany- Orchard Party sold land for $3.50 an acre.
1828- Second Christian Party of Oneidas
1830- Albany- Orchard Party sold land for $1,200.
1830 – Memos to and from the New York Indians
1831 – Memorial of Daniel Bread to Commissioner of Indian Affairs
1832 – Journal of George B. Porter, Governor of the Territory of Michigan and superintendent of Indian Affairs, on his visit to Green Bay
The federal government opened Wisconsin for settlement in by incoming Euro-Americans in 1834, and soon pioneers flooded the region.
1834– Albany- Oneida Orchard Party sold more land for $1,400.
1835– January 29th Letter to Judge Jerring Red Commissioner
1836– August 13th Journal of the Speeches of the Menominees and New York Indians
1837– Land Office Business
January 3, 1838– Buffalo Creek Treaty- gave 1.8 million acres of land to move the Oneidas to Kansas City, Missouri.
The Oneida numbered around 650 people by 1838, and signed a treaty in the same year to establish reservation boundaries.
From the American Revolution onward, the tribe's homeland in New York shrunk from about six million acres to 4,500 acres by 1839.
1841- Third Party (remnant of the Orchard Party of Second Christian) arrive with 44 Oneidas near present site of Little Chute area and are later moved to the southern part of the reservation.
1842- Last members of Oneida split and a portion sell their land and move from New York to either Canada or Wisconsin.
1844– February 28th Office of Sub.
1846– Green Bay Agency Records pt1
1849– April 18th Letter form Williams to Bishop Kempter about Oneidas
1851– January 14th Request for Funds Letter to Hon.
1851– February 28th Memorial of Daniel Bread to Commissioner of Indian Affairs
1853– Women’s Guild is formed by Reverend and Mrs.
1856– Advent of the New York Indians into Wisconsin
1860– June 28th Letter to President of United States
1864– Civil War Green Bay Agency
1867– April 5th Letter to Lyman C. Draper C.S.H.S.W.
1868– April 16th Letter to Morgan L. Martin
1870– March 14th Letter to Department of the Interior
1872– The Hampton Boarding School in Hampton Virginia began accepting Indian students.
1872– Neddy Archiquette + Oneida Words
1874– Annual Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs
1878 – Enclosing petition to Honorable Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 21 Oneidas, asking that they may vote for a Sachem and 5 counselors, and abolish the present method of Chieftainship.
1880– E. Stephens Indian Agent Green Bay Agency
1881– Annual Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs
1882– Letter to Leo Doxtator
1883– Brief in Support of this Claim of the New York Indians
1884– The First Oneidas sent to boarding school
1885– Letter to Indian Affairs
1885– Project Canterbury Missions to the Oneida
1886– March 20th Project Canterbury Mission to the Oneida
1887– Annual Report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior
1888– Letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs
1889– Report of Special Committee to Investigate the Indian Problem of the State of New York
1890– Coming of the New York Indians
1891– Annual Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs
1892– Annual Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs
1893– A Winter Pilgrimage to Oneida Mission from Holy Cross Magazine
1894– Annual Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs
1898– United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs Annual Report
1907– Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs
1909– Letter to Amos Baird reply from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Washington DC
1913– Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
1916– Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
1917– Letter to Paul O. Husting United States Senate about trying to stop the President from granting 10yr trust patent by Joseph Martin
1919– The Oneida Boarding School closes despite an attempt by the Oneida people to keep the school open.
1923– Letter to Henry Doxtator
1923-The State Bank of Oneida opens.
In 1924, the BIA sold the Property for $24,000 since the BIA was the trustee.
1924– Office of Indian Affairs the sale of 11-8-71 Indian Boarding School
1927– Chief Rockwell interview about Goethe and Silverwood trying to acquire land through fraud
1933– Indian Affairs Washington DC- Getting Money for Land Claims
In 1934, the federal government, under the leadership of commissioner of Indian affairs John Collier, reversed the allotment policy under the Indian Reorganization Act.
1934- Oneida government formed under State Charter.
In 1936, the Oneida wrote a new constitution and reorganized their tribal government.
1936 – The Oneida Constitution is adopted.
1937- Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin formed under Federal Charter.
1939-40- Mark N. Powless elected Chairman.
1940-43- Raymond Parkhurst elected Chairman.
1941– Investment by Oneida
1943– New York Agency 807 Stock Exchange Building
1946– An Act to Create Indian Claims Commission
1947-51- Julius Danforth Elected Chairman.
1949– United States Department of the Interior Office of Indian Affairs
1952– Started to bus to local schools
1953- Bureau of Indian Affairs they want complete Independence of the Oneida Tribe
1954-63- Julius Danforth elected Chairman.
1959- Hear negotiations in Wash. for settlement on their claim 4 million
1960- Complaints of Amos Baird and Paul Doxtator about land and taxes
1960- Letter to the Program Director of American Friends Service Committee
1963- United States Department Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Letter Mrs.
1964- Eugene J. Knox Loan+ Tribal Conditioning Audit
1966- Starting housing program with Mr.
1967- Housing American Indian Affairs, Inc
1967- Lloyd L. House n Arizona Legislature, The First Indian to do so Oneida News Letter
1967-Loan Agreement the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
1968– The Postal office was in the lean to the next to Schroeder’s grocery.
1968-81– Created the Wisconsin Indian Education Committee
1969- Part of Archiquette Manuscript History of Outagamie County WI
1971- Oscar Archiquette (Interviewed by Robert W. Venables)
1973- The Oneida Business Committee includes: Purcell Powless- Chairman, Irene Moore- Vice Chairman, Alma Webster- Treasurer, Margaret Doxtater- Secretary.
August 1975- The Oneida Tribal Development Corporation (OTDC) was established under a charter of the Tribal government.
1977- Letter to OTDC from Harry T. Merriman (Financial Statement-OTDC need to help)
1977- To: Jerry Hill, From: Office of the Field Solicitor Twin Cities MN
1977-79– Forty (40) units are being built under the 10-5 housing program.
1977- Oneida Health Center opens.
1977- Bingo begins at Memorial Building.
1978- Oneida Tribal Development Corporation Semi-Annual Progress Report
1978- Letter to Gordon McLester
1978- Oneida Land, Litigation and Law open meeting
1978- First Settlement Near in Indian Land Claims
1978- The Oneida Agricultural program started through the Department of Labor’s Native American Economic Stimulus Program.
The Business Committee moves to the Oneida Nation Memorial Building also known as the Civic Center. (OEDP 1979-81, page 1)
1979- United States Department Office of the Field Solicitor
1979- Native American Right Fund “Letter to Marvin S. Chapman”
1980- The Food Distribution Program begins at the Fish Creek Road location. (Meet with Nori Damrow)
1981- Try to Sell Cigs without Tax
1981-82- Gary G. Metoxen elected Chairman.
May 1982- Construction begins on the Irene Moore Activity Center.
1982- Analysis on the Development of the Oneida Tribal Courts System
1982- Liquidest Arts and Craft (No Legal Action-Sell For Projects)
1982- OTDC (Help Grove)
1982- Report from Tribal Law Office
1982- Letter to Director
May 15-17, 1983- Grand Opening week for the Oneida Bingo at the Irene Moore Activity Center. (Kalihwisaks, May 12, 1983)
February 5, 1984– The Oneida One Stop Lucky U building opened on State Highway 29 and County Trunk U. (Green Bay Press Gazette, July 2, 1984)
July 17, 1984– Land Lease between the Oneida Tribe and the Oneida Airport Hotel Corporation for parcel of land hotel occupies.
The Tribe will pay the $340,000 balance of the project cost. (Green Bay Press Gazette, September 26, 1984)
1984- Former Green Bay Resident admits accepting kickbacks
March 19, 1985– Oneida Airport Hotel Corporation subleases land parcel to Oneida Realty Group, which OAHC is the General Partner, $8,000.00 pre year rent to OAHC. (Radisson Timeline, Pat Lassila)
November 12, 1985 – The Oneida Public Safety Department was established with James Danforth as the Chief of Police
1985- Letter From: Loretta Metoxen
March 1, 1986– Rodeway Inn License Agreement- 25 year agreement #% gross sales paid in royalty fees 1% gross room sales paid in advertising fees $3.75 per room per month plus .7% gross room sales paid for the reservation system.
1986- GLITC INC (Oneidas to Open Major Hotel Complex in June)
1986- Release Rose Kerstetter
June 27, 1987- Grand reopening of Healthworks at Norbert Hill Center..
1987- Finding Funding for Germany Trip
1987- Center for Indian Economic Development
August 15, 1988- Rodeway Inn license Agreement 25 year agreement terminated.. Effective Monday, August 15, the Rodeway Inn operated by the Tribe will become the ‘Radisson Inn, Green Bay’. Janice Hirth, President of the Oneida Airport Hotel Corporation, made the announcement July 25.
Moreover, the revenues generated by casino gaming have allowed the tribe to buy back a considerable amount land since 1988.
1988- Oneida Dance Group will Preform at Cerebral Palsy
1988- Letter to Chas Wheelock from Bond Schoeneck and King
1989- Oneida Librarian Lives in a Wonderful World of Books
1989- Gary Metoxen Bio
1989- MDA Thank You Letter to Gordon McLester
1990- General Tribal Council resolution for Family Activity Center (Repatriation.?)
January 1, 1991– Lases between 1st American Games and Oneida Airport Hotel Corporation for gaming area in Radisson Inn.
May 12, 1992– MHM, Inc. merges with Richfield Hotel Management and asks Oneida Airport Hotel Corporation to sign an “Assignment & Assumption of Management Agreement”. To date OAHC has not acted on this agreement. (Radisson Timeline, Pat Lassila)
July 1993– The Oneida Office of land Management officially begins the DREAM Loan Program. (DREAM stands for Direct Real Estate and Mortgage Program). The Tribe will purchase existing residential homes within the Oneida reservation.
November 10 1993– Construction crew members celebrate a topping off ceremony for the Oneida Casino Parking Ramp.
In 1993, the Gaming and Retail Enterprise joined efforts to created to combined venture.
March 25, 1994– Groundbreaking ceremony for the Oneida Daycare Canter located on Highway 172 and South Overland Drive. (Kalihwisaks, March 29, 1994)
August 9, 1994– Bay Bank Corporation sells 86,000 shares at $4.3 million.
November 7, 1994- Oneida Casino Access Road is built.
May 31, 1995- Bay Bank project complete.
The Oneida Nation holds 38 percent of the bank’s stock. (Kalihwisaks, September 7, 1995, page 1)
October 30, 1995- Norbert Hill Center renovation
The plant will ne 170,000 square feet on the first level for production, and a second floor of 27,000 square feet for administrative space. (Kalihwisaks, February 24, 1996, page8) (Check source!!!)
August 28, 1996- Norbert Hill Center School Upgrade (High School) Phase I
September 26, 1997- The Oneida Library has a grand re-opening due to an expansion of an additional 2,500 square feet. (Kalihwisaks, October 2, 1997, page 1)
May 1998- S&L Motors project complete
May 10, 1999– Ground purification ceremony for the Oneida Post Office.
May 24, 1999– Established a seed and plant distribution program.
To view the list of articles within the capsule, refer to the Kalihwisaks article, July 22, 1999, volume 60, page 3)
April 3, 2000 OPEN begins ( Oneida Pantry Emergency Network).
In August 2015, WPT premiered the next series of programming as part of the Tribal Histories project, which included the following three programs:
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bremen Senior High School | - | $13.0M | 350 | - |
| T | 1956 | $41.2M | 350 | 13 |
| Crest Co | 2013 | $1.2M | 30 | 6 |
| Cooperstown Medical Center | 1946 | $5.0M | 5 | 12 |
| Parkway | 1930 | $180.0M | 700 | 45 |
| Blue Ribbon Foods | 1981 | $300,000 | 7 | - |
| The Argyle Senior Living | 1875 | $1.5M | 50 | 4 |
| Madison Avenue Optical | - | $3.6M | 25 | 4 |
| No Longer Bound | 1983 | $2.6M | 175 | 3 |
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