Onondaga Nation central council fire

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The Onondaga Nation central council fire is the traditional political and spiritual center of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, where leaders gather to deliberate and make decisions for the Confederacy.

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Onondaga Nation central council fire canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf council fire ⓘ
political institution ⓘ
spiritual center ⓘ
traditional governance body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Onondaga central fire ⓘ
central council fire of the Haudenosaunee ⓘ
associatedWith Haudenosaunee longhouse metaphor ⓘ
condolence wampum ⓘ
wampum diplomacy ⓘ
attendedBy chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy ⓘ
clan mothers ⓘ
faithkeepers ⓘ
basedOn Haudenosaunee customary law ⓘ
culturalSignificance embodies traditional Haudenosaunee sovereignty ⓘ
symbolizes the central fire of the Haudenosaunee longhouse ⓘ
follows Great Law of Peace ⓘ
governs affairs of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy ⓘ
relations among Haudenosaunee member nations ⓘ
hasFunction conduct of condolence ceremonies for chiefs ⓘ
coordination of collective ceremonies ⓘ
deliberation on inter‑nation disputes ⓘ
maintenance of the Great Law of Peace ⓘ
ratification of confederacy‑wide decisions ⓘ
hasRole decision‑making body for the Haudenosaunee Confederacy ⓘ
deliberative body for the Haudenosaunee Confederacy ⓘ
political center of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy ⓘ
spiritual center of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy ⓘ
symbol of unity for the Haudenosaunee Confederacy ⓘ
historicalContinuity maintained through oral tradition ⓘ
pre‑dates formation of the United States ⓘ
jurisdictionOver collective responses to external governments ⓘ
confederacy‑wide treaties and alliances ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Onondaga language ⓘ
other Haudenosaunee languages ⓘ
locatedIn New York State ⓘ
Onondaga County, New York ⓘ
linked to: Onondaga County

Onondaga Nation territory ⓘ
United States ⓘ
partOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy ⓘ
Onondaga Nation ⓘ
linked to: Onondaga nation
presidedOverBy Onondaga Nation chiefs ⓘ
linked to: Iroquois chiefs
serves Cayuga Nation ⓘ
linked to: Cayuga nation

Mohawk Nation ⓘ
linked to: Mohawk people

Oneida Nation ⓘ
linked to: Oneida nation

Onondaga Nation ⓘ
linked to: Onondaga nation

Seneca Nation ⓘ
linked to: Seneca nation

Tuscarora Nation ⓘ

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Onondaga → hasCouncilFire → Onondaga Nation central council fire ⓘ