Guswenta

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Guswenta is the Haudenosaunee “Two Row Wampum” treaty belt symbolizing a nation-to-nation relationship of mutual respect, non-interference, and parallel coexistence between Indigenous peoples and European settlers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Haudenosaunee cultural artifact
treaty belt
wampum belt
associatedWith Dutch colonists
European settlers
Indigenous peoples of North America NERFINISHED
Mohawk Nation NERFINISHED
Onondaga Nation NERFINISHED
Six Nations NERFINISHED
embodiesPrinciple forever treaty obligations
friendship
peace
hasAlternativeName Two Row Wampum NERFINISHED
Two Row Wampum Treaty NERFINISHED
Two Row Wampum belt NERFINISHED
hasConceptualOrigin early 17th century treaty-making
hasCulturalContext Haudenosaunee NERFINISHED
Iroquois Confederacy NERFINISHED
hasDesignFeature two parallel purple rows
white background
hasLanguageOfOrigin Haudenosaunee languages NERFINISHED
hasMaterial shell beads
wampum
hasSymbolicColor purple
white
interpretedBy Haudenosaunee knowledge keepers
preservedBy Haudenosaunee communities NERFINISHED
relevantTo Indigenous sovereignty
Indigenous–Crown relations NERFINISHED
decolonization discourse
treaty law in Canada
represents European ship
Indigenous canoe
non-interference in each other’s internal affairs
two distinct paths
symbolizes enduring agreements
mutual respect
nation-to-nation relationship
non-interference
parallel coexistence
peaceful coexistence
shared river of life metaphor
sovereignty of Indigenous nations
treaty relationship
usedAs educational tool about treaties
legal metaphor in Indigenous rights discourse
symbol in reconciliation movements

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Two Row Wampum alsoKnownAs Guswenta