Onondagas

The chief orator of the Onondagas was a remarkable person, who either for his eloquence or aspect is called by La

The Fighting Governer : A Chronicle of Frontenac Charles William Colby 1911

There he learned that peace would be concluded between Onontio and the Onondagas -- in other words, that the Iroquois would soon be free to attack the Hurons and their allies.

The Fighting Governer : A Chronicle of Frontenac Charles William Colby 1911

Yet the Senecas, who though superior in numbers were inferior in chiefs, also had an office, being Door Keepers of the Long House, while the Onondagas were the keepers in the larger sense.

The Hunters of the Hills 1890

The Onondagas should be the leading nation of the confederacy.

The Iroquois Book of Rites Horatio Hale 1856

And as the Onondagas should be the leading tribe, so Atotarho should be the leading chief.

The Iroquois Book of Rites Horatio Hale 1856

One such was the Iroquois Confederacy, made up of five nations initially: the Onondagas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Cayugas, and Senecas.

Native Americans: They Were Seen as Savages 2007

With the exception of the Oneidas, who had remained friendly to the colonies, and a part of the Onondagas, whose descendants still remain on their reservation near Syracuse, the Iroquois were driven from this part of the state never to return in large numbers.

Living in Dryden: April 2004 Archives 2004

With the exception of the Oneidas, who had remained friendly to the colonies, and a part of the Onondagas, whose descendants still remain on their reservation near Syracuse, the Iroquois were driven from this part of the state never to return in large numbers.

Living in Dryden: Native Americans in Dryden 2004

A treaty with the Senecas, Cayugas, and Onondagas (1726) added their lands to those of the Mohawks and Oneidas, which were already under English protection.

b. New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania 2001

Onondagas were performed, and where their council fires were lighted.

Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3) James Athearn Jones