The Great Peacemaker

E221922

The Great Peacemaker is the legendary spiritual leader credited with uniting the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations under a single confederacy based on principles of peace, unity, and collective governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Haudenosaunee mythological figure
culture hero
founder of a confederacy
legendary figure
spiritual leader
associatedWith Cayuga
Great Law of Peace
Iroquois Confederacy
surface form: Haudenosaunee Confederacy

Iroquois Confederacy
Mohawk
Oneida territory in New York
surface form: Oneida

Onondaga
Seneca
Tuscarora
collaboratedWith Hiawatha
creditedWith establishing the Great Law of Peace
founding the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
uniting the Haudenosaunee nations
culture Haudenosaunee
Haudenosaunee
surface form: Iroquois
ethicalPrinciples collective responsibility
cooperation
respect
gender male
influenced Haudenosaunee diplomatic traditions
Haudenosaunee political structure
Haudenosaunee social organization
knownFor creating a political union of Iroquois nations
promoting collective governance
promoting peace
promoting unity
legacy model of confederate governance
symbol of peace and reconciliation among the Haudenosaunee
politicalPhilosophy consensus-based governance
federal union of nations
region Northeast Woodlands
surface form: Northeastern Woodlands

around the Great Lakes
roleIn codifying principles of consensus decision-making
ending warfare among Haudenosaunee nations
establishing a council of chiefs
formation of the League of the Iroquois
sourceType oral tradition
teaching principles of peace
principles of shared responsibility
principles of unity
timePeriod pre-contact era in northeastern North America
veneratedAs founder of the Haudenosaunee League
veneratedBy Haudenosaunee
surface form: Haudenosaunee communities

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Iroquois Confederacy foundingFigure The Great Peacemaker