The Good Mind

The Onondaga Nation in central New York State is the Central Fire of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy), a sovereign indigenous government that follows the Great Law of Peace and inspired American democracy through the Good Mind philosophy. One thousand years ago the Peacemaker brought his message to the shores of sacred Onondaga Lake, uniting warring peoples in a system of governance that weighs decisions for the present and the next seven generations. Today the Onondagas advocate for the environment, share prophecies about climate change, and battle the state over ancestral lands stolen in defiance of a treaty with George Washington.