OA Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge #34

Pie Patch Neckerchief

Iroquois Council

Ko-Nosh-I-Oni #34 pie patch neckerchief. This neckerchief dates to about 1969. 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 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 initial lodge neckerchief was limited to one per life. The inital cost in 1969 was $4.00. They were first issued at Fall Fellowship in 1969.

The pie patch image symbolizes 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. East of the Tree of Great Peace was the Lake of the Oneidas, on whose shores appeared the Standing Stone as a podium for their illustrious chiefs and their silver tongued orators. This beautiful lake with its tree lined shores at the foot of the picturesque Adirondack Mountains, was the home of the People of the Standing Stone for many years. When their Council Fires were moved to another location, with its six great logs, (one for each tribe of the Iroquois) the great immovable Standing Stone, miraculously appeared at the new location, moved there by the powers of the Great Spirit.

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.

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 08-February-2012