The Brothertown Collection is Home Again!

Return of The Oneida Nation is celebrating 200 years in Wisconsin this week with many cultural activities and programs. They hosted a breakfast this morning as a kick off to this week’s events and part of their program, they spoke in length of the relationship they have with the Brothertown Indian Nation.

Many years ago, our relatives at Oneida came to our aid and took in a collection of Brothertown artifacts for safekeeping. Today was the day those items were returned home to Brothertown.

We celebrated with a ceremonial exchange of sacred goods, including a strand of wampum, a hand-carved wooden eagle feather, many bolts of calico, and a jar of sacred tobacco grown from seeds given to the Nation by our ancestors on the East Coast, predating European settlers.

Over twenty Brothertown Indians were present today to help celebrate this historic occasion, the return of the Brothertown Collection from the Oneida Tribe

Photos below are provided by Brothertown Indian NationTribal Member Raven De