Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center Opens Across from Onondaga Lake

Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center opens across from Onondaga Lake - reestablishing a permanent Haudenosaunee presence at the Lake. From their website, “the Skä•noñh – Great Law of Peace Center is a Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Cultural Center focused on telling the story of the native peoples... The history is told through the lens of the Onondaga Nation and covers topics such as Creation, European Contact, The Great Law of Peace, and more. The Onondagas, or People of the Hills, are the keepers of the Central Fire and are the spiritual and political center of the Haudenosaunee. Skä•noñh, is an Onondaga welcoming greeting meaning “Peace and Wellness.” The Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center is located at the site of the former Sainte Marie Among the Iroquois, see 1656-1658 on the timeline above.