In the cosmology of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Seneca Nation holds a sacred role: they are the Keepers of the Western Door. This designation is not merely geographic — it is symbolic, spiritual, and metaphysical. The longhouse, a metaphor for the Confederacy itself, stretches across what is now New York State. The Mohawk guard the Eastern Door, welcoming the dawn and new beginnings. The Seneca guard the West, where the sun sets, where endings unfold, and where the veil between worlds grows thin.