The Seneca Nation is the largest of the six nations that comprise the Haudenosaunee/Six Nations Confederacy, a pre-Constitutional democratic government. The Seneca Nation is known as the "Keeper of the Western Door" because they are the most western Nation of the Six Nations Confederacy. They are known as the "Great Hill People" or "O-non-dowa-gah"  

Historically, the Seneca Nation inhabited the Finger Lakes in Central New York and the Genesee Valley in western New York, where they lived in longhouses along the riverbanks. They relied on agriculture, cultivating the “three sisters" (corn, beans, and squash) in addition to subsistence hunting and fishing.  

In addition to their military prowess, they were famous for their diplomatic and oratorical abilities. Cornplanter, Ganioda'yo (also known as "Handsome Lake"), and Red Jacket, were three of the most influential Seneca leaders in history. The Seneca, Cayuga, and Onondaga Nations have endured much hardship as British allies during the American Revolution’s Sullivan Campaign. The Seneca Nation were allotted 12 reservations following their significant land loss in 1797. 

Today, The Seneca Nation supports its own people and supplies economic, cultural, and educational benefits to neighboring towns and territories.