Oneida People - Notable Oneida

Notable Oneida

(Numerous people have been identified for needed articles on this list - please use RS)

• Aaliyah, American recording artist, was of African-American and Oneida descent.
• Ohstahehte, the original Oneida Chief who accepted the Message of the Great Law of Peace.
• Graham Greene, actor.
• Lloyd L. House - Educator, first American Indian elected to the Arizona State Legislature
• Cody McCormick, Canadian professional ice hockey player for Colorado Avalanche.
• Joanne Shenandoah, award-winning singer and performer.
• Tehaliwaskenhas Bob Kennedy (Turtle Island)
• Moses Schuyler, co-founder of the Oneida Nation of the Thames Settlement.
• Garrison Chrisjohn, X-Files actor.
• Alex Elijah I (Pine Tree Chief & Haudenosaunee Expert)
• Charlie Hill, comedian, entertainer.
• Mary Winder, land claims activist.
• Evan John I, oral historian, traditional agriculture and horticulture expert.
• Demus Elm, oral historian, Haudenosaunee expert.
• Polly Cooper, leader, friend of Washington.
• Venus Walker, oral historian, Haudenosaunee ceremonies expert.
• Loretta Metoxen, leader, Oneida historian.
• Eileen Antone, academic, adult education expert.
• Harley Elijah Sr., President of Ironworkers Union Local 700.
• Gino Odjick, Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
• Chief Skenandoah, Oneida leader during the American Revolution.
• Carl J. Artman, Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
• Roland Chrisjohn, Director of Native Studies at St. Thomas University (New Brunswick).
• Ernie Stevens Jr., Chairman of National Indian Gaming Association.
• Lillie Rosa Minoka Hill, 20th-century Native American physician.
• Purcell Powless, tribal chairman of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
• Ray Halbritter, Nation representative of the Oneida Nation of New York