Onondaga
E90870
The Onondaga are one of the original member nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, historically based in what is now central New York.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Onondaga canonical | 28 |
| Ontario Onondaga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T588155 — 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: Onondaga Context triple: [Mohawk, relatedGroup, Onondaga]
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A.
Mohawk River
The Mohawk River is a major waterway in upstate New York that flows eastward through the Mohawk Valley and serves as a key route connecting the Great Lakes region to the Hudson River.
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B.
Mohawk Valley
Mohawk Valley is a region in upstate New York known as a historic transportation corridor and agricultural area stretching along the Mohawk River between the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains.
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C.
Stony Brook
Stony Brook is a stream in New Jersey that flows through the Princeton Battlefield area and played a notable role in the terrain of the Revolutionary War battle fought there.
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D.
Stony Brook
Stony Brook is a small urban stream in Boston, Massachusetts, that runs through several neighborhoods and is largely culverted and integrated into the city’s Emerald Necklace park system.
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E.
Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes is a scenic region in upstate New York known for its long, narrow glacial lakes, wineries, and outdoor recreation.
- 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: Onondaga Target entity description: The Onondaga are one of the original member nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, historically based in what is now central New York.
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A.
Mohawk River
The Mohawk River is a major waterway in upstate New York that flows eastward through the Mohawk Valley and serves as a key route connecting the Great Lakes region to the Hudson River.
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B.
Mohawk Valley
Mohawk Valley is a region in upstate New York known as a historic transportation corridor and agricultural area stretching along the Mohawk River between the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains.
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C.
Stony Brook
Stony Brook is a small urban stream in Boston, Massachusetts, that runs through several neighborhoods and is largely culverted and integrated into the city’s Emerald Necklace park system.
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D.
Stony Brook
Stony Brook is a stream in New Jersey that flows through the Princeton Battlefield area and played a notable role in the terrain of the Revolutionary War battle fought there.
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E.
Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes is a scenic region in upstate New York known for its long, narrow glacial lakes, wineries, and outdoor recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nations people
ⓘ
Haudenosaunee nation ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Syracuse metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Syracuse, New York area
|
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Onondaga County, New York
|
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Onondaga Description of subject: The Onondaga are one of the original member nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, historically based in what is now central New York.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ontario Onondaga
subject surface form:
Onyota’a:ka