Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge #34

F1 Flap

Iroquois Council

Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge #34 F1 flap from late 1960's to early 1970's. Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge was chartered in 1968 in the Iroquois Council located in Rome, New York. Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge was formed in 1968 from the merger of Gonlix Lodge #34 with Ona Yote Kaonaga Lodge #500. The Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge totem was the Tree of Peace.

The flap primarily symbolizes three totems for each of the three lodges, the two merged lodges and the new Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge. First, in the center, is the Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge totem. It is the Tree of Great Peace with its great root extending to the cardinal points of the compass, and burying forever the wars between tribes beneath it. Second, to the right of the Tree of Great Peace, is a Lynx on a branch. The Lynx on the branch symbolizes Gonlix Lodge, one of two lodges that formed Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge. Third, left of the Tree of Great Peace, is a symbol representing Fort Stanwix, the totem of Ona Yote Kaonaga Lodge #500. Ona Yote Kaonaga is the second lodge that merged in the formation of Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge.

Ko-Nosh-I-Oni means. "People of many Fires." The league of the Iroquois was generally referred to as the "People of the Longhouse" and had as many as ten fires. There was one fire per family. The league originally consisted of five tribes. This was later changed by the admittance of the Tuscaroras, which made six Council or Tribal fires.

          F1 flap: White FDL; Yellow orange border; Red name, number,

                         "WWW", and left arrow; Turquoise left medium twill

                           background; Minor variations exist; Dark yellow details.

Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge #34 Merger History

Ga-Hon-Ga Lodge #34 was chartered in 2002 in the Revolutionary Trails Council located in Utica, New York. In 2002, Ga-Hon-Ga Lodge #34 was formed by the merger of Ona Yote Lodge #34 and Kamargo Lodge #294. The Ga-Hon-Ga Lodge totem is the Bull Moose.

Ona Yote Lodge #34 was chartered in 1981 in the Land of the Oneidas Council located in Utica, New York. In 1981, Ona Yote #34 was formed in the merger of Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge #34 and Yahnundasis Lodge #465. The Ona Yote Lodge totem was a Native American carrying a canoe.




Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge #34 was chartered in 1968 in the Iroquois Council located in Rome, New York. Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge was formed in 1968 in the merger of Gonlix Lodge #34 with Ona Yote Kaonaga Lodge #500. The Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge totem was the Tree of Peace.




Gonlix Lodge #34 was chartered in 1928 in the Madison County Council located in Oneida, New York. The Gonlix Lodge totem was the Lynx.




Ona Yote Kaonaga Lodge #500 was chartered in 1953 in the Fort Stanwix Council located in Rome, New York. The Ona Yote Kaonaga Lodge totem was terra firma.




Yahnundasis Lodge #465 was chartered in 1951 in the Upper Mohawk Council located in Utica New York. In 1981, Yahnundasis Lodge merged with Ko-Nosh-I-Oni #34 (Iroquois Council - Rome, NY) to form Ona Yote #34. The Yahnundasis Lodge totem was Three hills.




Kamargo Lodge #294 was chartered in 1945 in the General Herkimer Council located in Herkimer, New York. The Kamargo Lodge totem was a Chipmunk.

Bill Griesmyer -- Last updated 24-June-2011