Tehassi Hill is the Chairman for Oneida Nation. This is his second term as Chairman. Prior to
his current role, Chairman Hill served two terms as a Council Member for the Oneida Business
Committee, who are the elected government officials for the Oneida Nation.
Through his service as an elected leader, Chairman Hill demonstrates a commitment to the
preservation of the environment and Oneida’s language, culture and traditions. He actively
works to support the vision of sustainability and to exercise and protect the Nation’s
sovereignty. These guiding principles drive his work with the Oneida Nation and beyond.
On behalf of the Oneida Nation, Chairman Hill serves on the Board of Directors for the Great
Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, which is a consortium of 11 Tribes in Wisconsin and Lac Vieau
Desert of Michigan and is liaison for the National Congress of American Indians. Chairman
Hill also serves on the Natural Resources Damage Trustee Council and is a designee to
Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Tribal Operating Committee.
Chairman Hill was born and raised on the Oneida reservation and graduated from the Oneida
Nation High school. He studied Business Administration at the University of Wisconsin at
Green Bay and operated a successful industrial, commercial, and residential painting business
for six years prior to working in government.
Chairman Hill and his wife, Kanatihal, have nine children and reside in Oneida, Wisconsin.
He likes to spend his leisure time hunting, fishing and being actively engaged with his family
and the greater community.