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The Foundation of the Iroquois Confederacy
@OglalaWarriorAW Hello James, Thank you for your post and telling us not only your personal story, but that of your nation as well. It's fascinating.
I traveled by bicycle along the Erie Canal trail and when passing near Lake Oneida came across a nice book telling the story of the beginning of th Iroquois Confederacy, which met at the margins of the lake, I believe.
There was some legends too, and I enjoyed reading this book as I camped nearby.
I did a search and found an interesting link, I don't think people know much about the Confederacy and how it was a democratic union of different peoples for the better of all.
We need this kind of thinking for the times we live in.
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The Foundation of the Iroquois Confederacy
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The page is here:
https://earthsky.org/space/solar-eclipse-marks-beginning-of-iroquois-confederacy
"What really attracted my attention was that a total, or near total, solar eclipse marked the beginning of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the oldest living democracy in North America and possibly on Earth. American democracy is said to have been modeled upon the democratic ideals of the Iroquois Confederacy, which originally consisted of five nations (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca). The sixth nation – the Tuscarora – joined the Iroquois Confederacy in the early eighteenth century (1701-1800). "
in response to James's post here: https://todon.nl/@OglalaWarriorAW/103319240100296760