Onondaga Nation

Also known as Onundagaono, People of the Hills, Keepers of the Central Fire

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Lands

Onondaga Nation territory south of Syracuse, central New York, United States

Facts 3

Governance

In the Haudenosaunee Grand Council, the Onondaga Fire Keepers present an issue, and debate goes on until they can announce that all are of One Mind, a decision by consensus.

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Governance

The Onondaga Nation is still governed by its traditional government, with fourteen Chiefs and their Clan Mothers serving as caretakers of the land.

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Land

Located south of present-day Syracuse, the Onondaga Nation sits at the middle of Haudenosaunee territory and is known as the Central Fire of the Confederacy.

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