• First Allies: Polly Cooper and the Oneida Indian Nation

    National Museum of the American Indian (DC) 4th Street, SW, Washington, DC, United States

    NMAI welcomes elders, leaders, and members of the Oneida Indian Nation to share with visitors the legacy of Polly Cooper, an Oneida ancestor and icon. Polly Cooper was a hero to the American soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the Revolutionary War. She and other Oneidas traveled more than two hundred miles through the […]