Keepers of the Central Fire

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Keepers of the Central Fire is the traditional title of the Onondaga Nation, recognizing its central political and spiritual responsibility within the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy.

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Keepers of the Central Fire canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political role
spiritual role
traditional title
appliesTo Onondaga Nation
linked to: Onondaga nation
associatedWithNation Onondaga Nation
linked to: Onondaga nation
associatedWithPeople Haudenosaunee
Iroquois
linked to: Haudenosaunee
culturalContext Haudenosaunee political system
Haudenosaunee spiritual system
geographicContext Onondaga traditional territory
present-day New York State
hasFunction guarding the metaphorical central fire of the Confederacy
hosting central council meetings of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
maintaining spiritual traditions of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
hasRoleIn Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Iroquois Confederacy
hasTemporalScope pre-contact era to present
heldBy Onondaga Nation chiefs
linked to: Onondaga nation
languageContext English
partOfTradition Haudenosaunee ceremonial life
Haudenosaunee governance
recognizedAs central political responsibility within the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
central spiritual responsibility within the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
refersTo Onondaga Nation
linked to: Onondaga nation
relatedConcept Great Law of Peace
Haudenosaunee Confederacy council fire
relatedTitle Firekeepers of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
symbolizes central fire of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
continuity of the Great Law of Peace
unity of the Haudenosaunee nations

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Onondaga nation roleInConfederacy Keepers of the Central Fire
Keepers of the Eastern Door contrastedWith Keepers of the Central Fire
Keepers of the Western Door contrastsWith Keepers of the Central Fire