Peacemaker (Deganawida)
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Peacemaker (Deganawida) is the legendary Huron prophet and statesman credited with founding the Iroquois Confederacy and establishing its principles of peace and unity.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Great Peacemaker (Deganawida) | 1 |
| The Peacemaker (Deganawida) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founder of a political confederacy
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legendary figure ⓘ prophet ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cayuga nation
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Great Law of Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiawatha NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohawk nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Oneida nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Onondaga nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Seneca nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeOfTeachings |
collective governance
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peace ⓘ unity ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Haudenosaunee ceremonies
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oral recitations of the Great Law of Peace ⓘ |
| culture | Haudenosaunee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Huron
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Wendat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
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ⓘ
Iroquois Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal |
creating a unified council of nations
ⓘ
ending intertribal warfare among the Iroquois ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Haudenosaunee concepts of peace and governance
ⓘ
Haudenosaunee political system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing principles of peace and unity among the Iroquois
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founding the Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ promoting the Great Law of Peace ⓘ |
| languageContext | Iroquoian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
model of confederate governance
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symbol of peace and unity among the Haudenosaunee ⓘ |
| otherName |
Deganawida
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The Peacemaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPhilosophy |
consensus-based decision making
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shared sovereignty among nations ⓘ |
| region |
Northeastern Woodlands
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area around the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| religion | Indigenous North American spirituality ⓘ |
| role |
political visionary
ⓘ
spiritual leader ⓘ |
| sourceType | oral tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-contact era in northeastern North America ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Peacemaker (Deganawida)
this entity surface form:
The Great Peacemaker (Deganawida)