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Iroquois History and Legends

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02 The First American Constitution

Feb 29, 2016

We explore the mechanics of the Iroquois Councils.  A system of protocols, title offices and a separation of powers that has been followed for centuries.  

Sources- Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors)  2005 by William Engelbrecht

GAYANASHAGOWA (Great Law of Peace) - Haudenosaunee Constitution attributed to Dekanawidah the Peacemaker