Native American Tribal Information
Native American Information
Onondaga Nation of New York
Onondaga Nation of New York
| Onondaga | ||||||
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| Total population | ||||||
80,000+ | ||||||
| Regions with significant populations | ||||||
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| Languages | ||||||
| English, Onöñda'gega', Other Iroquoian Dialects | ||||||
| Religion | ||||||
| Longhouse, Handsome Lake, Gai'hwi:io, Kanoh'hon'io, Kahni'kwi'io, Other Indigenous Religion | ||||||
| Related ethnic groups | ||||||
| Seneca Nation, Oneida Nation, Tuscarora Nation, Mohawk Nation, Cayuga Nation, other Iroquoian peoples |
The Onondaga (Onöñda'gega' or the People of the Hills) are one of the original five constituent nations of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy. Their traditional homeland is in and around Onondaga County, New York. Being centrally located, they were the Keepers of the Fire (Kayečisnakweˀnì•yuˀ in Tuscarora) in the figurative longhouse, with the Cayuga and Seneca to their west and the Oneida and Mohawk to their east. For this reason, the League of the Iroquois historically met at the Iroquois government's capital at Onondaga, as indeed the traditional chiefs do today.
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Onondaga Nation of New York
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Onondaga Nation - People of the Hills
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