The Great Peacemaker of the Iroquois/Haudenosaunee People might be the most documented person in pre-contact North America, or at least the most remembered historical figure. Just like the Great League of his creation, which has a huge impact on the history of this side of... Read More
The legend of the Peacemaker ends with the creation of the Great League, when the first gathering of the Five Nations and their fifty representatives were presented with the insignia of their office and told about their duties and responsibilities. There was little that the... Read More
The after-story of the Great Peacemaker’s legend is not clear. Some versions refer to his disappearance briefly, off-handedly, stating that after bringing the Law of the Great Peace to the people, he went back to the Sky World. Other versions do not mention his departure... Read More
With the People of the Flint (Mohawks) firmly behind him, the Great Peacemaker could now begin implementing his plans full time. First the National Council of his current hosts has to be organized, to be conducted in the way of the town councils, with its... Read More
It might be that somewhere around 1141 the man who would be known to us today as the Great Peacemaker crossed Lake Ontario, arriving at the lands of the Onondaga People. On the southern side of the Great Lake he had been greeted by a... Read More
Having proven the divine nature of his mission to the People of the Flint (Mohawks), the Great Peacemaker began working for real. Backed by this powerful nation and their goodwill, he had approached their immediate neighbors, The People of the Standing Stone (Oneida), who had... Read More
So, the man from the lands of the Crooked Tongues stepped into his canoe and sailed away, leaving his town and his people behind, never to return. The Great Sparkling Water (Lake Ontario) lay ahead, glimmering enigmatically, offering a new beginning. He sailed across it... Read More