Definition of "council-fire" []

• Among several tribes of eastern North America, the fire around which the members of the tribe assemble when holding a council. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "As Mackenzie threw him into the snow, he caught a glimpse of the swaying forms before the council-fire, heard the deep basses of the men in rhythmic chant, and knew the Shaman was fanning the anger of his people."
• ""She is worth a price," Neegah complained to the gathering by the council-fire, when the six white men were asleep."
• "But the Onondaga nation, being situated in the middle of the five, and the grand council-fire being held in its chief town, exercised a preponderating influence in these meetings."