Tree of Peace

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The Tree of Peace is a central Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) symbol representing the unification of the Five Nations under a shared commitment to peace, strength, and collective governance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tree of Peace canonical 2
Great Tree of Peace 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Haudenosaunee cultural symbol
peace symbol
political symbol
symbol
associatedWith Five Nations
Great Law of Peace
Haudenosaunee
Hiawatha
Iroquois Confederacy
Peacemaker
hasCulturalContext Haudenosaunee oral tradition
Haudenosaunee political philosophy
Haudenosaunee spiritual beliefs
hasPart branches
roots
trunk
white roots of peace
hasSymbolicElement eagle at the top
weapons buried beneath the tree
white roots of peace
influenced Haudenosaunee concepts of governance
Haudenosaunee diplomatic practices
locationSymbolic territory of the Haudenosaunee
relatedConcept Great Law of Peace
surface form: Great Law of Peace wampum

Tree of Peace self-linksurface differs
surface form: Great Tree of Peace
representedAs evergreen tree
white pine tree
symbolizes burying weapons of war
collective governance
confederacy
consensus decision-making
council governance
disarmament
interdependence of the nations
peace
political union
security
shelter
strength
People of the Longhouse
surface form: the Haudenosaunee council fire

the end of intertribal warfare
the invitation to others to join in peace
the protection of the people
the unification of the Five Nations
unity
watchfulness against threats to peace
usedIn Haudenosaunee ceremonies
Haudenosaunee political discourse

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iroquois Confederacy culturalSymbol Tree of Peace
Great Law of Peace associatedWith Tree of Peace
Tree of Peace relatedConcept Tree of Peace self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Great Tree of Peace