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.
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
ⓘ
continuity of the Great Law of Peace ⓘ unity of the Haudenosaunee nations ⓘ |
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