Oneida Nation of Wi

This is one of northeastern Wisconsin’s hidden gems!
If you’re interested in cultural tourism, you can’t beat the Oneida Nation’s heritage tour. You can either take a guided tour (especially recommended if you’re from out of town or short on time) or you can pick up a brochure at any of their OneStops and roam about on your own. But before you venture out, I recommend you study their website and also map your route.
You can go to a pow wow Fourth of July weekend, or the Woodland Indian Arts Show (varies, but usually late June, early July); visit the museum to tour the permanent historical exhibit and special art exhibits.
If you’re a foodie you won’t want to miss the Oneida Market at the corner of Packerland and Larson Rd. It looks like it’s just part of the OneStop gas station but it’s actually a separate store on the south side of the building. It’s managed by a women’s collective and they have a vast array of bulk coffee beans and teas, herbal supplements, foods produced by the Oneida cannery (pickles, jellies, etc)
And their own locally, sustainably produced meat products, including beef and buffalo! Freshly processed meat comes in on Wednesday (hence it’s known around here as «meat day») so Monday and Tuesday aren’t the best days to shop… the refrigerated case is pretty empty by that time.
In the fall, the tribe additionally operates and apple orchard with the best cider to be had anywhere.

I took the most amazing tour of the Oneida Nation Reservation over a span of 3 hours for a mere $ 20. One of the best tours I have ever taken and it was given by the Oneida Special Events Coordinator Kirby Metoxen and he gave me the complete history, religious, political and social structure of the Oneida Nations. In the span of a few hours we visited a garage sale which I bought a wood crafted Turtle which is one of the three Oneida Nation tribes and also saw the school system, apple orchard, farm, bison farm, sweat lodge area used for Native American sweat ceremony, Salt Pig Avenue which is a small road with very old and historic wood homes that are still standing, Church of the Holy Apostles which was also very old as we went inside and Kirby played an old tape of Native American church hymns on the speakers, the Oneida Market which would remind you of a Starbucks and had local food and coffee and the Oneida Nation Museum where Kirby had the Director tell me about the history and mission of the museum. This was so fascinating to hear about the history and plight of the Oneida’s and how they are building their community today. I could not have asked for a better tour of this beautiful reservation.