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.

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instanceOf founder of a political confederacy
legendary figure
prophet
statesman
associatedWith Cayuga nation
Great Law of Peace
Hiawatha
Mohawk nation
linked to: Mohawk people

Oneida nation
Onondaga nation
Seneca nation
centralThemeOfTeachings collective governance
peace
unity
commemoratedBy Haudenosaunee ceremonies
oral recitations of the Great Law of Peace
culture Haudenosaunee
ethnicity Huron
Wendat
linked to: Huron people
founded Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Iroquois Confederacy
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
founding the Iroquois Confederacy
promoting the Great Law of Peace
languageContext Iroquoian languages
legacy model of confederate governance
symbol of peace and unity among the Haudenosaunee
otherName Deganawida
The Peacemaker
politicalPhilosophy consensus-based decision making
shared sovereignty among nations
region Northeastern Woodlands
linked to: Eastern Woodlands

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

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Great Law of Peace traditionalAttributionTo Peacemaker (Deganawida)
Onondaga nation associatedWithFigure The Peacemaker (Deganawida)
linked to: Peacemaker (Deganawida)
People of the Longhouse hasNotableLeader The Great Peacemaker (Deganawida)
linked to: Peacemaker (Deganawida)