Support the Return to Onʌyoteʔa·ká· Ways of Life
Your support strengthens land based learning, youth leadership, language revitalization, and community healing. Every contribution helps us:
- Teach young people our language and songs
- Rebuild relationships to land and water
- Provide opportunities for youth to learn their roles and responsibilities
- Create safe cultural spaces rooted in Oneida teachings
- Offer programming that keeps our ways alive for future generations
With your contribution it helps with speaker honoraria, materials, food for cooking sessions, travel, childcare, and the creation of safe, home-like learning spaces.
Why It Matters
With only nine first-language Oneida speakers left in the world, and just six who can teach, our work ensures that these teachings continue to live in our young people. When children know their name, their clan, and the responsibilities they carry, they walk in a good way and help heal the community. Strengthening them strengthens our nation from the inside out.
Language at the Heart of Our Work
Our language carries our teachings, our identity, and our relationship to Creation. When we speak Onʌyoteʔa·ká· we remember who we are as people of the Standing Stone. Language connects us to our clans, our responsibilities, and the spirits who guide our work.