Gayanerekowa, the Constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy. Deganawida, the Peace Maker. Mohawk and English. 117 Wampums. Explanations by Karoniaktajeh. $20 including shipping. Videos of the Gayanerekowa. 6 hours. $20 including shipping. Five Iroquois nations – Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and Onondaga – heard the words of Deganawida and accepted the Gayanerekowa, the Great Law of Peace. As a result, they formed the Five Nations Confederacy. They buried their weapons of war so as not to fight amongst each other again, vowing to uncover them only for defence against invaders. Peace reigned between these nations for centuries by the time the Europeans came to Turtle Island. … In recent years, people concerned with living in a true democracy have expressed an interest in the Gayanerekowa and its guidelines as a way of life… WAMPUM #1: I am Dekanawida. With the statesmen of the League of Five Nations, I plant the Tree of Great Peace. I plant it in your territory. Atotarho and the Onondaga Nation: in the territory of you who are the Firekeepers. I name the tree Tsioneratasekowa, the Great White Pine… |