Onondaga
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The Onondaga are one of the original member nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, historically based in what is now central New York.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nations people
ⓘ
Haudenosaunee nation ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Syracuse, New York area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clansInclude |
Bear clan
ⓘ
Turtle clan ⓘ Wolf clan ⓘ |
| collectiveName | People of the Hills ⓘ |
| confederacyPosition | central nation of the Haudenosaunee ⓘ |
| culturalPracticesInclude |
Longhouse ceremonies
ⓘ
lacrosse ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Onöñda’gega’ ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Onondaga language ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Great Law of Peace
ⓘ
surface form:
Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace
|
| hasCouncilFire | Onondaga Nation central council fire ⓘ |
| hasReservation | Onondaga Reservation ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Finger Lakes
ⓘ
surface form:
Finger Lakes region
New York ⓘ |
| language | Onondaga language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Iroquoian languages ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Haudenosaunee
ⓘ
surface form:
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ |
| modernIssuesInclude |
environmental protection of traditional territory
ⓘ
land rights disputes ⓘ |
| oneOfOriginalMembersOf |
Iroquois Confederacy
ⓘ
surface form:
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
|
| partOf |
Iroquois Confederacy
ⓘ
surface form:
Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee
|
| politicalStructure | clan-based system ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Cayuga
ⓘ
Mohawk ⓘ Oneida territory in New York ⓘ
surface form:
Oneida
Seneca ⓘ Tuscarora ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Haudenosaunee spiritual practices ⓘ |
| reservationLocation | Onondaga County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInConfederacy | keepers of the central fire ⓘ |
| selfGovernment | traditional council of chiefs ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
beans
ⓘ
corn ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
central New York
ⓘ
contemporary United States ⓘ
surface form:
present-day United States
|
| treatyHistoryIncludes |
Treaty of Canandaigua
ⓘ
various treaties with the United States ⓘ |
| usesClanSystem | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.