Onondaga is the name of some places in North America: World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ...
Other meanings: Onondaga is an unincorporated community located in Onondaga Township, Michigan in the southwest corner of Ingham County, Michigan. ... Onondaga is a town located in Onondaga County, New York. ... Onondaga County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Onondaga Lake is northwest of the city of Syracuse, New York and south of Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes. ... Onondaga Reservation is an Indian reservation located in Onondaga County, New York. ... Onondaga Township is a township located in Ingham County, Michigan. ...
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With the exception of a part of the Seneca, the Onondaga were the last of the five tribes originally forming the League of the Iroquois to accept fully the principles of the universal peace proposed by Dekanawida and Hiawatha.
Early in 1647 a band of Onondaga on approaching the Huron country was defeated by a troop of Huron warriors, the Onondaga chief being killed and a number taken prisoners.
The Onondaga had good reason for fearing the Conestoga, for the Jesuit Relation for 1647-48 states that in a single village of the latter people there were at that time 1,300 men capable of bearing arms, indicating for this village alone a population of more than 4,500.