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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Keepers of the Central Fire canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9447008 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Keepers of the Central Fire Context triple: [Onondaga nation, roleInConfederacy, Keepers of the Central Fire]
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A.
The Fire Raisers
The Fire Raisers is an English title for Max Frisch’s darkly comic play about complacency and the rise of fascism, in which a seemingly respectable citizen naively harbors arsonists in his home.
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B.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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C.
To the Fire
"To the Fire" is a song featured on the album "7800° Fahrenheit" by the American rock band Bon Jovi.
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D.
The Burning Hills
The Burning Hills is a 1956 Western film starring Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, adapted from a novel by Louis L’Amour.
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E.
The Fire Chronicle
The Fire Chronicle is a fantasy novel by John Stephens, the second book in his middle-grade series The Books of Beginning, continuing the adventures of three siblings tied to powerful magical artifacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Keepers of the Central Fire Target entity description: 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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A.
The Fire Raisers
The Fire Raisers is an English title for Max Frisch’s darkly comic play about complacency and the rise of fascism, in which a seemingly respectable citizen naively harbors arsonists in his home.
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B.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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C.
To the Fire
"To the Fire" is a song featured on the album "7800° Fahrenheit" by the American rock band Bon Jovi.
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D.
The Burning Hills
The Burning Hills is a 1956 Western film starring Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, adapted from a novel by Louis L’Amour.
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E.
The Fire Chronicle
The Fire Chronicle is a fantasy novel by John Stephens, the second book in his middle-grade series The Books of Beginning, continuing the adventures of three siblings tied to powerful magical artifacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political role
ⓘ
spiritual role ⓘ traditional title ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Onondaga Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithNation | Onondaga Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Haudenosaunee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iroquois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iroquois Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemporalScope | pre-contact era to present ⓘ |
| heldBy | Onondaga Nation chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Great Law of Peace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haudenosaunee Confederacy council fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTitle | Firekeepers of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
central fire of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
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continuity of the Great Law of Peace ⓘ unity of the Haudenosaunee nations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Keepers of the Central Fire Description of subject: 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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