Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker

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A girl learns about the Iroquois legend of the Tree of Great Peace and the origins of the Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee Confederacy).

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Version française :    • Minutes du patrimoine: Le gardien de la paix  

The Haudenosaunee, or “people of the longhouse,” commonly referred to as Iroquois or Six Nations, are members of a confederacy of Indigenous nations known as the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The Haudenosaunee consisted of the Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga and Kanyen’kehà:ka (Mohawk). When the Tuscarora joined the confederacy early in the 18th century, it became known as the Six Nations. The confederacy is united by the Great Law of Peace (Kaianere'ko:wa), which is considered both a political constitution and a basis for Haudenosaunee society in general. The Great Law was given to Hiawatha by the prophet Peacemaker, and together they helped to form the confederacy.

Learn more on The Canadian Encyclopedia :
Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Iroquois):
http://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/...
A Dish With One Spoon:
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.c...

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Credits :
Director: Bruce Mackay
Peacemaker: David Cree
Chief: Billy Two Rivers
Ieksa: Zoe Leigh Hopkins
Aionwatha: Mark J. Maracle
Grandfather: Gordon Tootoosis