The New York Oneida of United States

The New York Oneida of United States, numbering approximately 550 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Native American nation originating in central New York and a founding member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Most Oneida relocated to Wisconsin in the 1800s but a small number remain in their original homeland as the Oneida Nation of New York. They mostly adhere to Native American religions and English is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Oneida

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: North American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Native American religions
Population: 550
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050673

Pray for the New York Oneida of United States

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Native American religions
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family:

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Media Resources in English:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The New York Oneida are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the New York Oneida:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the New York Oneida of United States

Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
readRomans 1:22

Ask God to pour out His mercy and bring those who are walking in their own wisdom to faith in Jesus.

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
readMalachi 1:11

Pray that they will worship God in spirit and truth, offering Him the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that He desires.

Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
readPsalm 100:3-4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of the Lord God, their Creator, and will give Him thanksgiving and praise.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Oneida (New York) Across Countries (ROP3 - 119724) reported in the following countries:

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