A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
Sorted by date Results 476 - 500 of 781
Continued from "Polishing the Silver Covenant Chain" How Do the Haudenosaunee Govern Themselves? It is important to understand that the Haudenosaunee operate under their own law, not under the authority of the federal or state government. We have our own constitution that we call the Great Law of Peace. Origin of the Great Law The Peacemaker was the spiritual messenger who brought the Great Law to the Haudenosaunee over 1,000 years ago. Born on Lake Ontario's northwest shore, the Peacemaker...
The Haudenosaunee still occupy some of their original territory and these lands have never been taken from us, nor held in trust by the United States. These lands remain free and are the independent territory of the Haudenosaunee. The lands we still occupy are often called reservations, because they are present portions of the original territory that were "reserved" for the exclusive use of our Nations. Today, there are seventeen Haudenosaunee communities. The Haudenosaunee reside on the...
Continued from last week Reprinted with permission from Polishing the Silver Covenant Chain The Haudenosaunee are actually six separate nations of people who have agreed to live under the Great Law of Peace. They are as follows: Mohawk Nation The Mohawk Nation originally resided in the rich Mohawk Valley and enjoyed a vast territory that stretched from the Catskills to the Adirondack Mountains. Known as the People of the Flint, they were the first to greet the white traders, missionaries and settlers. It was the villages of the Mohawk Nation,...
Continued from last week. Reprinted with permission from Polishing the Silver Covenant Chain Haudenosaunee is the traditional name of the Iroquois. This includes what has also been called the Six Nations Confederacy - Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora Nations. We use the word Haudenosaunee instead of the more common terms, Iroquois or Six Nations Confederacy. There is no Iroquois Nation; there are six separate nations that are collectively called Haudenosaunee, which means “People Building a Long House,” or “The Peopl...
Before there was an elected system of governance in Akwesasne, the community was governed by Community Life Chiefs. These Life Chiefs were known as the Rotinonkwiseres, which means “They Have Long hair.” These men were chosen by the Clanmothers, as is tradition among the Haudenosaunee. For centuries, this was the way the Mohawk community of Akwesasne had decided to choose their leaders. The newly formed government of Canada had a different plan and a law to determine Akwesasne leaders that were meant to change the way the Mohawks, and all Nat...
Continued from last week Reprinted with permission from Polishing the Silver Covenant Chain Opening Since the arrival of the Europeans on North America, the Haudenosaunee have strived to have peaceful relations with peoples from other nations. The protocols and processes underlying these relations have been embodied in the traditional teachings of the Haudenosaunee. They have been embodied in instruments such as the Two Row Wampum, Silver Covenant Chain, and the Canandaigua Treaty of 1794. Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address Whenever the...
~The People~ Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one as we give greetings and thanks to each other as People. Now our minds are one. ~The Mother Earth~ We are all thankful to our Mother, the Earth, for she gives us all that we need for life. She supports our feet as we walk about upon her. It gives us joy that she continues to care for us as she has from the beginning of time....
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens Continued from last week Following each other single file, they left the clearing and disappeared up the runway from where they had come. The big chief rabbit waited until the last rabbit had left the clearing. Then, giving a final thump, he too hopped up the rabbit trail and was soon lost to view. The two boys were very surprised at what they had seen. Quickly they returned to the hunting camp where they told their father what they had seen. Their father laughed and said that they were...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens In a wild section of the Adirondack Mountains, there camped a hunting party of Mohawk Indians. During the Leaf-Falling Moon (October), many of the Mohawks left their main villages along the Mohawk River and traveled north to the mountains where the hunting was good. There, in the heavily forested mountain valleys, the hunters would store up deer meat and deerskins for winter use. When a goodly supply had been gathered the people followed the hunting trails south to the main Mohawk...
A Translation from The Kahniakehaka (Mohawk Language) We direct our attention to the Life Forces on Mother Earth; To the waters, which quenches our thirst and provides for the well being and the strength of plant life; to animals, who provide us with food, clothing, shelter and beauty; to the tress of all shapes and sizes, who provide us with shelter and fruits of many varieties, the medicine plants, who are carrying on the Creators instructions to cure disease and sickness. We give our thanksgiving to all of these Life Forces who have...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
This story was told me by De-ha-we-ia-he-le (David Hill), a Mohawk of Six Nations country, Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. In ancient days three brothers were camped beside a mountain in what is now New York State. They were on a hunting trip and had left their main village on the Mohawk River. One morning the oldest brother took his bow and quiver of arrows and stepping into the forest, said that he was going to hunt for deer. He told his two brothers to remain in camp waiting his return. The hunter did not return, and after waiting two days, the...
Reprinted from 'Legends of the Iroquois' by Tehanetorens (Ray Fadden) Continued from last week....
