Two Row Wampum
E228299
Two Row Wampum is a foundational Haudenosaunee diplomatic wampum belt symbolizing parallel coexistence and mutual non-interference between Indigenous nations and European settlers.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Two Row Wampum canonical | 3 |
| Hiawatha belt design | 1 |
| Two Row Wampum tradition | 1 |
| foundational Haudenosaunee diplomatic belt | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Two Row Wampum Context triple: [Mohawk people, treaty, Two Row Wampum]
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A.
The Great Peacemaker
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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B.
Ganienkeh
Ganienkeh is a self-governing Mohawk community in upstate New York established as a reclaimed traditional territory emphasizing Indigenous sovereignty and cultural revival.
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C.
Mohawk
The Mohawk are a Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, historically based in what is now upstate New York and known for their influential role in trade, diplomacy, and warfare in northeastern North America.
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D.
Wootonekanuske
Wootonekanuske was a Native American woman known as the wife of Metacomet (King Philip), the Wampanoag leader who led a major resistance against English colonists in 17th-century New England.
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E.
Tamanend
Tamanend was a revered 17th-century Lenape (Delaware) leader celebrated for his diplomacy and later mythologized in American culture as a symbol of peace and goodwill.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Two Row Wampum Target entity description: Two Row Wampum is a foundational Haudenosaunee diplomatic wampum belt symbolizing parallel coexistence and mutual non-interference between Indigenous nations and European settlers.
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A.
The Great Peacemaker
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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B.
Ganienkeh
Ganienkeh is a self-governing Mohawk community in upstate New York established as a reclaimed traditional territory emphasizing Indigenous sovereignty and cultural revival.
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C.
Mohawk
The Mohawk are a Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, historically based in what is now upstate New York and known for their influential role in trade, diplomacy, and warfare in northeastern North America.
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D.
Wootonekanuske
Wootonekanuske was a Native American woman known as the wife of Metacomet (King Philip), the Wampanoag leader who led a major resistance against English colonists in 17th-century New England.
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E.
Tamanend
Tamanend was a revered 17th-century Lenape (Delaware) leader celebrated for his diplomacy and later mythologized in American culture as a symbol of peace and goodwill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haudenosaunee treaty record
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diplomatic agreement ⓘ wampum belt ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guswenta
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Kaswentha ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Haudenosaunee
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surface form:
Haudenosaunee–Dutch relations
early colonial diplomacy in North America ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Dutch colonists
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European settlers ⓘ Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Mohawk people ⓘ
surface form:
Mohawk Nation
Onondaga nation ⓘ
surface form:
Onondaga Nation
|
| category |
Indigenous diplomacy
ⓘ
Indigenous law ⓘ treaty symbolism ⓘ |
| color |
two parallel purple rows
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white background ⓘ |
| culture | Haudenosaunee ⓘ |
| designElement | two parallel purple lines on white field ⓘ |
| designInterpretation |
one purple row representing the European ship
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one purple row representing the Haudenosaunee canoe ⓘ white field representing peace and friendship ⓘ |
| function |
diplomatic instrument
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symbol of Indigenous rights ⓘ teaching tool ⓘ treaty record ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Two Row Wampum
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
foundational Haudenosaunee diplomatic belt
|
| legalSignificance |
cited in discussions of nation-to-nation treaties in Canada
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invoked in contemporary Indigenous rights discourse ⓘ |
| locationOfUse |
Haudenosaunee territories
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Mohawk Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Mohawk River region
|
| material |
quahog shell beads
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wampum beads ⓘ |
| name | Two Row Wampum self-link ⓘ |
| principle |
equality between nations
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mutual respect ⓘ non-interference in each other’s internal affairs ⓘ ongoing relationship as long as the rivers flow ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
friendship
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good minds working together ⓘ mutual non-interference ⓘ nation-to-nation relationship ⓘ parallel coexistence ⓘ peaceful relations ⓘ respect ⓘ sovereignty of Indigenous nations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
articulating Haudenosaunee law
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educating future generations about treaty relationships ⓘ formalizing agreements with Europeans ⓘ |
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Subject: Two Row Wampum Description of subject: Two Row Wampum is a foundational Haudenosaunee diplomatic wampum belt symbolizing parallel coexistence and mutual non-interference between Indigenous nations and European settlers.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
foundational Haudenosaunee diplomatic belt
this entity surface form:
Hiawatha belt design
this entity surface form:
Two Row Wampum tradition