The Oneida Indian Nation’s Shako:wi Cultural Center is hosting a Spring Craft Festival on Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 10 am to 5 pm. Guests will find original hand-made Oneida and other Haudenosaunee arts and crafts available for sale, including one-of-a-kind jewelry, beadwork, wood carvings, textiles, ceramics, and much more.
The free to attend family-friendly event also will feature Haudenosaunee social dance exhibitions, bringing together talented dancers of all ages for the entertaining traditional dance. New this year will be an archery station where guests can try their skills and techniques.
Constructed in 1993, the Shako:wi Cultural Center stands as a testament to the rich lives, talents and heroism of the Oneida people. The building is named in memory of Richard Chrisjohn (Wolf Clan), former Nation Representative, whose Oneida name means “he gives.” That spirit of giving is what the facility is all about – it is designed to give visitors and future generations sense of their roots and heritage.
A hand-crafted white pine log building on Nation Homelands, the Shako:wi Cultural Center features a variety of artifacts and exhibits to help guests experience thousands of years of Oneida history, from the key role they played as allies of General George Washington during the Revolutionary War to the current day, as the Oneida people have worked to revitalize their community.
Shako:wi is located at 5 Territory Road, Oneida, NY 13421. For more information, call (315) 829-8801.
