Oneida Sign Language

Oneida Sign Language (OSL)
Oneida Sign Language (OSL)
Onʌyoteˀa·ká· Sign Language
Native to	Canada, United States
Region	Haudenosauneega
Ethnicity	Oneida
Language family	Plains Sign Talk Mixed: Northeast Hand Talk, ASL, Onʌyotaʔa꞉ka Oneida Sign Language (OSL); ;
Official status
Official language in	none
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
IETF	psd-u-sd-caon
	Maps of the sign languages of Turtle Island (North America), showing OSL in purple.

Oneida Sign Language (OSL) is a revived language with roots in Hand Talk mixed with American Sign Language and the oral Oneida language. Alongside Elder Olive Elm, Deaf Elders in the Turtle and Bear Clans—Marsha and Max Ireland, respectively, of the Oneida Nation of the Thames—have worked since 2016 to build and support the growth of OSL.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ Oen, Carlos (13 September 2018). "Fighting to Save Indigenous Sign Languages". The Tyee. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
^ Albert, Ashley (15 April 2018). "Oneida sign language created to connect deaf community with their culture". CBC. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
^ "Oneida Sign Language". Oneida Language and Cultural Centre. Oneida Nation. Retrieved 15 March 2025.

[Tyee-1] Oen, Carlos (13 September 2018). "Fighting to Save Indigenous Sign Languages". The Tyee. Retrieved 15 March 2025.

[2] Albert, Ashley (15 April 2018). "Oneida sign language created to connect deaf community with their culture". CBC. Retrieved 15 March 2025.

[3] "Oneida Sign Language". Oneida Language and Cultural Centre. Oneida Nation. Retrieved 15 March 2025.

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