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Ernie Stevens Sr. was also revered in Indian country, with leadership roles in places like Oneida, Navajo Nation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

He was a member of the Oneida Nation, part of the Six Nations Reserve in southern Ontario.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

You begin with John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the Oneida Community, a utopian religious group in the mid-19th century.

From Salon • May 26, 2025

“He told me how they had been living. I said, ‘You go back to school and tell them what happened,’” said Oneida Williams, 85.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024

Dad had a contract to build a milking barn in Oneida County, about twenty miles from Buck’s Peak, so Shawn puttered around the yard, adjusting schematics and measuring I-beams.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover