Oneida Nation of the Thames
A community app that brings members, news, and resources together.
Oneida Nation of the Thames, Onyota’a:ka, the People of the Standing Stone, sits on the eastern shore of the Thames River, about 30 kilometres south of London, Ontario. The Nation has more than 6,000 members, and more than 2,000 people live in the community, known as Oneida 41. In 1840, 240 men, women and children came from the Oneida homelands in the Madison County area of New York, each paying $42 to settle here, and another group followed in 1845. Because the people bought these lands and arrived as settlers, members call the community a settlement rather than a reserve.
The community follows the Great Law through its spirituality, history, language, culture and traditions. Hereditary leadership comes from the Clan Mothers and the Chiefs of the Bear, Turtle and Wolf Clans, and responsibility to future generations is a core value. The Nation is a member of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians, and its Band Administration runs programs from health and wellness to lands and estates and customary care.
Explore the app
With roughly two of every three members living away from Oneida 41, a notice posted at the band office or on the website reached only part of the Nation. The Oneida Nation of the Thames app, powered by Communikit, puts news, events, jobs, documents, forms and polls in one feed, with notifications so members do not miss important information. October’s Oliwase newsletter is pinned at the top of the home feed, and the Events tab carries everything from the annual powwow and cultural gatherings to community meetings and the Senior’s Building immunization clinic.
An app that feels like Oneida Nation of the Thames
Members search for Oneida Nation of the Thames in the App Store or Google Play and find their own Nation. The welcome screen sets the Nation’s crest above the community water tower, the Nation’s purple runs through every screen, and the feed carries Oneida names as members use them, starting with the monthly Oliwase.
Band Administration decides what goes out and to whom. Members submit band office forms directly in the app instead of visiting or calling during office hours. Job postings for roles such as Wellness Worker, Lands and Estates Manager and Customary Care Lead reach members wherever they live. Emergency alerts go out on push, SMS and voice from one send, so members on and off the settlement receive urgent updates together.
Publish once, appear in both places
Members who never install the app can still follow along. Web view mirrors the app feed on the open web under the Nation’s own domain. Posts, events, jobs and documents appear in both places from a single publish, and emergency banners carry through automatically.
