9780940666306-0940666308-White Roots of Peace: The Iroquois Book of Life

White Roots of Peace: The Iroquois Book of Life

ISBN-13: 9780940666306
ISBN-10: 0940666308
Edition: First Edition
Author: Paul A W Wallace
Publication date: 1994
Publisher: Clear Light Publishers
Format: Hardcover 156 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780940666306
ISBN-10: 0940666308
Edition: First Edition
Author: Paul A W Wallace
Publication date: 1994
Publisher: Clear Light Publishers
Format: Hardcover 156 pages

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White Roots of Peace: The Iroquois Book of Life (ISBN-13: 9780940666306 and ISBN-10: 0940666308), written by authors Paul A W Wallace, was published by Clear Light Publishers in 1994. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Native American (Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent White Roots of Peace: The Iroquois Book of Life (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Native American books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.91.

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"Be strong of mind, O chiefs: Carry no anger and hold no grudges. Think not forever of yourselves, O chiefs, nor of your own generation. Think of continuing generations of our families, think of our grandchildren and of those yet unborn, whose faces are coming from beneath the ground". (Deganawidah)

Paul Wallace retells the orally transmitted epic of Deganawidah, the Peacemaker, the charismatic spiritual leader who, over 500 years ago, brought warring tribes of the Northeast together to form the Iroquois Confederacy. The Peacemaker's work is preserved in the Confederacy's traditional constitution, which had a largely unacknowledged impact in shaping the American Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. The Confederacy remains united under the Peacemaker's unbroken lineage, today represented by the Tadodaho (chief), the temporal and spiritual leader of the Six Nations. In his epilogue, John Mohawk chronicles the Confederacy's struggles to preserve its lands and sovereign dignity since the 18th century. The teachings of the Peacemaker remain vital today, offering an inspired model for consensus-building among nations and peoples throughout the world.

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