In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day, we take a look at the framers of the Constitution - who may have taken inspiration from the age-old traditions of the Haudenosaunee.
This article was originally published on July 4, 2021.
As the founding fathers began crafting a more perfect union from scratch, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy of what is now upstate New York carried on with the one it had been perfecting for centuries, grounded in an oral constitution known as the Great Law of Peace. Dating to perhaps as early as 1142, this charter is based on notions of unity, liberty and equality. It even provides for the separation of powers and outlines impeachment procedures.
Collectively, they call themselves the Haudenosaunee , or “people of the longhouse.” It’s unclear when they banded together under that name, but some of the earliest European accounts attest to the alliance. According to legend, the five tribes had long fought among each other until a man known as the Peacemaker, together with a skilled orator named Hiawatha, persuaded them all to embrace the Great Law of Peace.
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