RE100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Great Peacemaker, Oneida People, Iroquois
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Hotinon"shoni- multiple languages in the confederacy so there are different pronunciations. These aspects aren"t the importance of their religion even though people looking into haudenosaunee think that this is where there creation comes from. Mohark, oneida, onondoga, cayuga, seneca, tuscarora (joined in 1722, north carolina and virginia) onondoga- they are the heart of the nations the belt- the centre is a tree, a heart. The great peacemaker three principles are central to the great law peace goodmind strength. Erce warrior, children were killed, wouldn"t join the confederacy, the peacemaker convinced him to go for peace names of these people are given as titles to people in our modern day the strength of ve bound together. 5 arrows together- 5 is stronger together than just one. Nal agreement that the haudenosaunee reached (while they were in council), a complete solar eclipse took place, they didn"t expect this and they took it as a sign.