If any Confederate Lord neglects or refuses to attend the Confederate Council, the other Lords of the Nation of which he is a member shall require their War Chief to request the female sponsors of the Lord so guilty of defection to demand his attendance of the Council. 1. The thickness of their skin shall be seven spans ─ which is to say that they shall be proof against anger, offensive actions and criticism. 0000028668 00000 n I hereby transfer to you an ancient Lordship title for a great calamity has befallen it in the hands of the family of a former Lord. The heart or the tree in the middle of the Hiawatha belt represents the Onondaga Nation. We, the Five Nations Confederacy, moreover, bury your women relatives because the ancient Lordship title was never intended to have any union with bloodshed. In all of your deliberations in the Confederate Council, in your efforts at law making, in all your official acts, self interest shall be cast into oblivion. 0000029021 00000 n As he sings the opposite cousinhood shall respond by chanting, "Hyenh, Hyenh, Hyenh, Hyenh," until the song is ended. 0000007397 00000 n The women will then select another of their sons as a candidate and the Lords shall elect him. I lay a Long Wing before you as a broom. The Iroquois Confederacy was based on The Great Law of Peace and much of those original teachings were adopted and incorporated into The United States Constitution and later into the United Nations. 0000030119 00000 n 0000027733 00000 n "The Seneca, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Cayuga tribes forged the League of the Hodenosaunee, or Iroquois, in the area that is now New York State, somewhere between A.D. 1000 and 1450... Seth Newhouse, a Mohawk, transcribed the Great Law, … If the Creator spares you and you recover from your illness you shall rise from your bed with the antlers on your brow as before and you shall resume your duties as Lord of the Confederacy and you may labor again for the Confederate people."32. "Always listen to the words of the Great Creator, for he has spoken. The Hiawatha belt represents the unity of the original Five Nations and is read from the right to the left. It details their overall philosophy, how participating nations should interact with each other and with outside communities. When the Royaneh women, holders of a Lordship title, select one of their sons as a candidate, they shall select one who is trustworthy, of good character, of honest disposition, one who manages his own affairs, supports his own family, if any, and who has proven a faithful man to his Nation.54. No Lord shall be asked more than once to attend the Confederate Council. Neither anger nor fury shall find lodgment in your mind and all your words and actions shall be marked with calm deliberation. To survive the test of the falls was only the first step Climbing the tree and letting them chop it down, falling straight into the worst of the rapids, gained him their attention, made them listen But the main part of his work was still ahead of Two Rivers and his most loyal follower, Tekeni The task of organizing the people as a whole, of making them talk to their hosTo survive the test of the falls was only the first step Climbing the tree and letting them chop it down, falling straight into the worst of the rapids, gained him their attention, made them listen But the main part of his work was still ahead of Two Rivers and his most loyal follower, Tekeni The task of organizing the people as a whole, of making them talk to their hostile, warlike neighbors, demanded time, too much time Th. When the women title holders shall have chosen one of their sons the Confederate Lords will assemble in two places, the Younger Brothers in one place and the Three Older Brothers in another. To the novice, the belt looks like interlocking squares on each side of a tree, but to the Haudenosaunee, the entire story of how the Great Law of Peace developed is encapsulated within these symbols. The War Chiefs shall then divest the erring Lord of his title by order of the women in whom the titleship is vested. Again addressing himself to the deposed Lord he shall say: "As I have now deposed and discharged you so you are now no longer Lord. When a case comes before the Onondaga Lords (Fire Keepers) for discussion and decision, Adodarho shall introduce the matter to his comrade Lords who shall then discuss it in their two bodies. When it is necessary to dispatch a shell string by a War Chief or other messenger as the token of a summons, the messenger shall recite the contents of the string to the party to whom it is sent. The Lords of the Confederacy of the Five Nations shall be mentors of the people for all time. When a Confederate Lord is restricted by any of these condition, a deputy shall be appointed by his sponsors to act for him, but in case of extreme necessity the restricted Lord may exercise his rights.22. The Fire Keepers shall then report their decision to the Mohawk Lords who shall announce it to the open council.11. Among the Five Nations and their posterity there shall be the following original clans: Great Name Bearer, Ancient Name Bearer, Great Bear, Ancient Bear, Turtle, Painted Turtle, Standing Rock, Large Plover, Deer, Pigeon Hawk, Eel, Ball, Opposite-Side-of-the-Hand, and Wild Potatoes. CopyRight 2020 Develop by books.mediafile.live . Then shall Adodarhoh and his cousin Lords, the Fire Keepers, announce the subject for discussion. His nation shall then install the candidate nominated by the female name holders of his family.26. With endless patience you shall carry out your duty and your firmness shall be tempered with tenderness for your people. When a Lord holds a conference in his home, his wife, if she wishes, may prepare the food for the Union Lords who assemble with him. 0000001037 00000 n The War Chiefs shall be selected from the eligible sons of the female families holding the head Lordship titles. The thickness of your skin shall be seven spans ─ which is to say that you shall be proof against anger, offensive actions and criticism. The third party is to listen only to the discussion of the first and second parties and if an error is made or the proceeding is irregular they are to call attention to it, and when the case is right and properly decided by the two parties they shall confirm the decision of the two parties and refer the case to the Seneca Lords for their decision.

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