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Origins of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

The Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, Iroquois Five Nations, or the Iroquois League, was one of the most powerful Native American polities north of the Rio Grande. They arrived in the historical record in the 16th-century CE when European colonists began interacting with the Haudenosaunee's five constituent nations – the Onondaga, Mohawk (who called themselves the Kanienkehaka), Cayuga, Oneida, and Seneca – in both war and trade. The Haudenosaunee as a nation had a huge impact on the colonial and revolutionary, and Early Republic eras of the United States as well as on the early history of Canada – not to mention their importance in indigenous geopolitics before and after European colonization of the Americas.

Despite their importance to history, how and when the Huadensaunee confederacy began has become a matter of much debate over the decades. The Haudenosaunee themselves have a long-standing oral tradition that describes the origins of their famed confederacy, as well as the constitution the five nations created upon forming this league. Yet, this tradition gives no indication as to the exact year these events occurred. In an attempt to shed light on the matter, many scholars have turned to archaeology and clues hidden in the historical record to determine the date the Haudenosaunee formed.

Hiawatha & the Great Peacemaker

According to Haudenosaunee oral histories, a long time ago, the nations that would one day form their confederacy were at constant war with one another. A Seneca man named Hiawatha lost his wife and daughters to this violence. Inconsolable, he began to wander, and somewhere in the Kanienkehaka's territory, he came across a man named Dekanawida.

Known as the Great Peacemaker, Dekanawida is credited with the vision of uniting the Iroquois nations and bringing peace to their lands. Like many prophets throughout history, the historical figure of Dekanawida has had many miracles attributed to him. According to tradition, prior to his birth, Dekanawida's mother received a vision in a dream that she would conceive a son and he would go on to plant the Great Tree of Peace. Nine months later, still a virgin, she gave birth to Dekanawida. Worried about the child's seemingly supernatural provenance, Dekanawida's grandmother urged her daughter to kill him. Though they tried to drown the infant twice, he returned both times.

While we know very little of the historical Dekanawida, it is clear that he was not Haudenosaunee by birth. Born in the Wendat Nation of southern Ontario, Dekanawida seems to have left his home for reasons unknown. When he enters the story of the Great Peace, we find him living with the Kanienkehaka, the easternmost of the Haudenosaunee nations, where he meets Hiawatha.

When Dekanawida saw the grief from which Hiawatha suffered, he offered to help, performed what would come to be known as the condolence ceremony; first drying the eyes of the weeping Hiawatha, then opening the ears of the grieving man, and lastly, clearing Hiawatha's throat. Now able to see, hear, and speak, Hiawatha could take in and understand Dekanawida's vision for a great peace, and the two men then set out together to spread the word.

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Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Peacemaking Protocol

Olan Leimomi Morgan, NARF Law Clerk August 2, 2016

What are some of the peacemaking protocols of the Haudenosaunee people?

The Haudenosaunee utilize their founding constitution, Gayanesshagowa, to successfully implement their traditional peacemaking protocols. Among these protocols, the condolence ceremony assists adversaries in acknowledging each other’s humanity, losses, and sacrifices during disputes, creating a safe space for productive discussions.

Brief Haudenosaunee History

The Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois, is a confederacy of six tribal nations that came together through the efforts of Dekanawida, also known as the Peacemaker. The founding constitution of the Haudenosaunee is known as the Gayanesshagowa (gaya-ness-HAgowa), or the Great Law of Peace. A full rendering of the Gayanesshagowa takes several days to convey, telling of “the ways in which the Peacemaker’s teachings emphasized the power of Reason, not force, to assure certain principles.” The Gayanesshagowa essentially “provides the Haudenosaunee people with instructions on how to treat others, directs them on how to maintain a democratic society, and expresses how Reason must prevail in order to preserve peace.” In Haudenosaunee stories, a boy was born into a world of continuous waring between tribes. His destiny was to address the issues of continuous warfare, and he became known as Dekanawida or the Peacemaker. Dekanawida travels among the people, “combing their hair” with the intention of “untangling old traumas that stand in the way of peace.” The peacemaking process runs on the people’s will and agreement to the government. Dekanawida established two houses of elder brothers (Mohawks, Onondagas, Senecas) and younger brothers (Cayugas, Oneidas, and later Tuskaroras).

Under Dekanawida’s leadership, the Haudenosaunee people created a protocol for bringing enemies together “under a temporary truce.” Dekanawida planted a white pine tree, known as the Great Tree of Peace, explaining that this tree had “four, white roots of truth that reach in the four, cardinal directions of the earth.” He explained further that “[t]hose people who had no place to go could follow the root back to its source and come under the shelter of the great law of peace.” He instilled the idea of disarmament, uprooting the tree and commanding all to come forward and throw their weapons of war into the unearthed hole. Depictions of the Great Tree of Peace often include a war club, arrow, or hatchet underneath the tree; hence the well-known phrase for ending conflict: “burying the hatchet.” The Peacemaker also gave Haudenosaunee women the responsibility to choose and oversee the leaders of the community, reserving the power to remove those unworthy of such leadership. The protocols and practices in the Gayenesshaqowa “were in place for generations prior to European arrival,” allowing the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to establish “expansive, prosperous communities across today’s state of New York.” The Haudenosaunee negotiated with English colonists at least since the late seventeenth century using Gayanesshagowa protocols and principles.

Peacemaking Protocol

The goal of Haudenosaunee peacemaking protocol is to address each party’s conditions for reaching a truce. The initial goal is to stop the warfare. The Haudenosaunee believe that the truce itself does not ensure peace, although it symbolizes the start of peaceful negotiations as time goes on. The peacemaking protocol is mainly about the process as opposed to the outcome, because the Haudenosaunee assume that the process of maintaining peaceful relations will never end. They accept that the process is ongoing, and instead of seeking closure, the larger purpose of a peacemaking meeting is to serve as a reminder of the continuing progress between affected parties.

Peacemaking Principles

Undoubtedly, one of the principles in Gayanesshagowa protocols is peace or disarmament, signified by the parties burying their weapons beneath the Great Tree of Peace. This practice is entirely symbolic since each party could either buy or make more weapons. Nonetheless, the burying of the weapons represents that the parties agree to no longer using their weapons against each other. The burying of weapons also signifies that talking through negotiations is superior to violence. Another principle is “equity, justice for the people,” and another is unity, summarized by the statement, “[w]e are now going to put our minds together to create peace.” Other principles include righteousness and health.

The overarching purpose of all these principles is to peacefully cooperate in order to create an appropriate outcome that benefits all sides. The principles focus on building a better world for future generations, known as the “politics of abundance.” The politics of abundance means “to always be respectful of the natural world and to have ceremonies” to ensure a healthy world for future generations. This idea contrasts with “politics of scarcity,” referencing political action taken only in response to the scarcity of resources. For tackling the war on terror, Haudenosaunee Great Law advocates for progressive pragmatism, barring idealism and vilification from negotiations to reach desirable outcomes agreed upon by all.

In conclusion, the Haudenosaunee continue to utilize their founding constitution, Gayanesshagowa, to successfully implement their traditional peacemaking protocols. Integral to these protocols, the condolence ceremony serves to ease the pain of grieving community members and establish a clear space for productive peacemaking. The principles and practices of this deep-rooted, nonviolent confederacy could be further utilized by other native peoples to facilitate peaceful negotiations and healing.

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In 1439, a group of Indigenous people living in what is now Canada experienced a miraculous event that changed the course of their history.

An event, which Indigenous people say was miraculous, occurred when an unexpected sound came from the sky, which some believed was a thundering roar that shook the ground, others hearing a great round siren ringing throughout the area.

This sudden sound signaled the clearing of a narrow path that Native Canadians had been struggling to traverse for centuries. It was an impenetrable thicket of boreal forest, stretching from Lake Erie to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The Indigenous people, spear-headed by Haudenosaunee leader Dekanawida, were able to use the path to make their way across the land, thus opening up new and unimaginable opportunities for Indigenous Peoples.

The peaceful nature of the movement helped shape the Great Peace of Montréal in 1701—a formal Indigenous-French agreement that brought peace and stability in the region for years to come.

The round siren has long been celebrated by Indigenous groups as a symbol of hope and unity. Some even believe that it was a divine voice from the heavens, coming to assist the Haudenosaunee in their quest to make a new world.

To this day, there is a large bronze sculpture of the round siren for all to remember the miraculous clearing of 1439 and the legacy that it has left behind.

The round siren has become a symbol that stands for strength and perseverance in the face of immense obstacles. It serves as a reminder that even the most difficult paths can still be traversed with courage and determination.

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West Virginia Once Part of Iroquois Domain (1927)

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From the Logan Banner of Logan, WV, comes this bit of history about the Iroqouis and West Virginia dated October 7, 1927:

West Virginia Part of Iroquois Domain

Confederation of Five Nations, Pledged to Peace, Endured For Two Centuries — Hiawatha One of Founders — Vast Indian Drama Told By Andrew P. Price, “Sage of Marlinton.”

You keep hearing of the Shawnees who overran this country prior to the…

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" Knowledge [Gnosis] is, so to speak, the perfecting of man as Man, which is totally accomplished by Acquaitance with Divine Things; in actions, life and though, it is harmonious and consistent with itself and with the Divine Logos. For by it [Gnosis] Faith is perfected, inasmuch as it is solely by it that believer becomes perfect..." Clement of Alexandria, "Stromata", VII, 10, 55, 1

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"Think not forever of yourselves, O Chiefs, nor of your own generation. Think of continuing generations of our families; think of our grandchildren and of those yet unborn, whose faces are coming from beneath the ground." (Dekanawida, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy.) We must respect all lives: our own life and that of all beings.

"... recommend virtue to your children, this alone, not money, can give happiness, I speak from experience, it was virtue alone that upheld me in time of suffering,..." (L.V. Beethoven in his "Testament".)

"... let us not forget that [the intellectual, scientific] knowledge and skills alone cannot lead humanity to a happy and dignified life. Humanity has every reason to place the proclaimers of high moral standards and values above the discoverers of objective truth. What humanity owes to personalities like Buddha, Moses, and Jesus ranks for me higher than all the achievements of the enquiring and constructive mind. What these blessed men have given us we must guard and try to keep alive with all our strength if humanity is not to lose its dignity ('raison d'etre'), the security of its existence, and its joy in living." (Albert Einstein, September 1937.)

"I have always believed that Jesus meant by the Kingdom of God the small group scattered all through time of intellectually and ethically valuable people." (Albert Einstein, "Einstein's God".)

"As a child, I received instruction both in the Bible and in the Talmud. I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene." ("Albert Einstein What Life Means to Einstein".)

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Tree of Peace - The Iroquois Tree of Peace finds its roots in a man named Dekanawida, the peace-giver. 

The legends surrounding his place amongst the Iroquois (the Haudenosaunee) is based in his role in creating the Five Nations Confederacy, which consisted of the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and his place as a cultural hero to the Haudenosaunee Nation, commonly known in Western culture as "Iroquois". 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_Peace

A political reality, with mythic proportions, the association of Dekanawida and the Tree of Peace is central to the Haudenosaunee. Dekanawida, on his travels to bring the warring Nations together, talked only of peace, friendship, and unity. As Barbara Graymont states, "Dekanawida's ideas and actions were noticeably separating him from his people. The Wyandots could not understand a man who loved peace more than war."The Great Peace associated with Dekanawida came with three parts

The Good Word, which is righteousness in action, bringing justice for all. Health, which is a sound mind in a sound body, bringing peace on Earth. Power, which is the establishment of civil authority, bringing with it the increase in spiritual power in keeping with will of the Master of Life.

The creation of the Five Nations was given a symbol by Dekanawida that would symbolize the newly accepted peace and unity of the five nations. The symbol chosen for the League of the Five Nations was the great white pine tree, "the tree of the Great Long Leaves"

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Indians Who Shaped American History

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