Kayanerenkó:wa : the Great Law of Peace / Kayanesenh Paul Williams.
2018
KIF80 .W55 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
Kayanerenkó:wa : the Great Law of Peace / Kayanesenh Paul Williams.
Imprint
Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Description
xii, 454 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Part I. Context. Creation
The land
The longhouse and the village
The Haudenosaunee
Clans
Personal names
Ceremonies
The date of the creation of the League
Part Ii. The nature of the law : principles and processes. Principles, not details
Order
Versions
Versions, names, and quotations
Language
Oral tradition and the rememberers
Speakers
The power of song : the Song of Peace
One family
Helping one another
The structure of the law
Certainty and constancy
Confrontation is a last resort
Part III. Bringing the Great Peace. Patterns and principles in the narrative
The Peacemaker
Why his name is not spoken
The Peacemaker meets his own people first
The white stone canoe
The man without a nation, without a family
Mindless warfare
The Peacemaker and the Cannibal
Announcing peace
Skaniatariio John Arthur Gibson?s 1899 version
Tsikonsaseh : the women?s side
Hiawatha : the man of sorrows
The first Condolence
The three words : peace, power, and righteousness
From individuals to nations
Mohawk : testing the Peacemaker
Tekarihoken, Hiawatha, Satekariwateh : the first Mohawk chiefs
Westward
Oneida : Odatsehte
Removing distractions : opening the path and keeping it open
Standing and walking
Onondaga : Thadadaho
Over the woods : Haii Haii
The pacification of Thadadaho
Thadadaho?s political interests
The fire
The power of unity
Cayuga
Seneca : the doorkeepers
One mind : Ska?níkon:ra
Unity is power
Part IV. The constitution. Overview
The longhouse of one family
Older and younger brothers
Onondaga longhouse
The line down the middle of the longhouse
Calling council
Procedure in council
Thick skins
Mentors of the people
The chiefs : permanence of titles
The cluster : chief, clan mother, sub-chief, faithkeepers, runner
Clan mothers
Faithkeepers
Criteria from becoming a chief
Raising up chiefs
The women : landholders and clanholders
The circle of protection of the law
Leaving the circle
Calling people home
Returning
Symbols of the law
The tree of peace
The great white wampum
The eagle
The dish with one spoon : sharing the hunting grounds
Linking arms together
The council fire
The rod or staff
The wing
No council after dark
The birds in the branches
Considering the coming seven generations
Life terms
Head chiefs?
Specific chiefs have specific duties
When a chief dies
Condolence
Removing a chief
The right of revolution
War and peace
The weakness of the council
Dealing with the ?warriors?
The ceremonies : spiritual authority and obligation
The mother?s line
The names : continuity
Citizenship and immigration
The right of refuge
Adoption
Nations leave, nations return
Pine tree chiefs
Local or village chiefs
Maintenance and renewal
Amendment : adding to the rafters
Prophecy : things will go wrong
And in the end
Closing.
The land
The longhouse and the village
The Haudenosaunee
Clans
Personal names
Ceremonies
The date of the creation of the League
Part Ii. The nature of the law : principles and processes. Principles, not details
Order
Versions
Versions, names, and quotations
Language
Oral tradition and the rememberers
Speakers
The power of song : the Song of Peace
One family
Helping one another
The structure of the law
Certainty and constancy
Confrontation is a last resort
Part III. Bringing the Great Peace. Patterns and principles in the narrative
The Peacemaker
Why his name is not spoken
The Peacemaker meets his own people first
The white stone canoe
The man without a nation, without a family
Mindless warfare
The Peacemaker and the Cannibal
Announcing peace
Skaniatariio John Arthur Gibson?s 1899 version
Tsikonsaseh : the women?s side
Hiawatha : the man of sorrows
The first Condolence
The three words : peace, power, and righteousness
From individuals to nations
Mohawk : testing the Peacemaker
Tekarihoken, Hiawatha, Satekariwateh : the first Mohawk chiefs
Westward
Oneida : Odatsehte
Removing distractions : opening the path and keeping it open
Standing and walking
Onondaga : Thadadaho
Over the woods : Haii Haii
The pacification of Thadadaho
Thadadaho?s political interests
The fire
The power of unity
Cayuga
Seneca : the doorkeepers
One mind : Ska?níkon:ra
Unity is power
Part IV. The constitution. Overview
The longhouse of one family
Older and younger brothers
Onondaga longhouse
The line down the middle of the longhouse
Calling council
Procedure in council
Thick skins
Mentors of the people
The chiefs : permanence of titles
The cluster : chief, clan mother, sub-chief, faithkeepers, runner
Clan mothers
Faithkeepers
Criteria from becoming a chief
Raising up chiefs
The women : landholders and clanholders
The circle of protection of the law
Leaving the circle
Calling people home
Returning
Symbols of the law
The tree of peace
The great white wampum
The eagle
The dish with one spoon : sharing the hunting grounds
Linking arms together
The council fire
The rod or staff
The wing
No council after dark
The birds in the branches
Considering the coming seven generations
Life terms
Head chiefs?
Specific chiefs have specific duties
When a chief dies
Condolence
Removing a chief
The right of revolution
War and peace
The weakness of the council
Dealing with the ?warriors?
The ceremonies : spiritual authority and obligation
The mother?s line
The names : continuity
Citizenship and immigration
The right of refuge
Adoption
Nations leave, nations return
Pine tree chiefs
Local or village chiefs
Maintenance and renewal
Amendment : adding to the rafters
Prophecy : things will go wrong
And in the end
Closing.
Summary
"Several centuries ago, the five nations that would become the Haudenosaunee -- Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca -- were locked in generations-long cycles of bloodshed. When they established Kayanerenkó:wa, the Great Law of Peace, they not only resolved intractable conflicts, but also shaped a system of law and government that would maintain peace for generations to come. This law remains in place today in Haudenosaunee communities: an Indigenous legal system, distinctive, complex, and principled. It is not only a survivor, but a viable alternative to Euro-American systems of law. With its emphasis on lasting relationships, respect for the natural world, building consensus, and on making and maintaining peace, it stands in contrast to legal systems based on property, resource exploitation, and majority rule. Although Kayanerenkó:wa has been studied by anthropologists, linguists, and historians, it has not been the subject of legal scholarship. There are few texts to which judges, lawyers, researchers, or academics may refer for any understanding of specific Indigenous legal systems. Following the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and a growing emphasis on reconciliation, Indigenous legal systems are increasingly relevant to the evolution of law and society. In Kayanerenkó:wa Great Law of Peace Kayanesenh Paul Williams, counsel to Indigenous nations for forty years, with a law practice based in the Grand River Territory of the Six Nations, brings the sum of his experience and expertise to this analysis of Kayanerenkó:wa as a living, principled legal system. In doing so, he puts a powerful tool in the hands of Indigenous and settler communities."--Provided by publisher.
Language Note
Text in English.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-445) and index.
Call Number
KIF80 .W55 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9780887558214 (paperback)
0887558216 (paperback)
9780887551932 (hardcover)
0887551939 (hardcover)
9780887555565 (electronic book)
9780887555541 (electronic book)
0887558216 (paperback)
9780887551932 (hardcover)
0887551939 (hardcover)
9780887555565 (electronic book)
9780887555541 (electronic book)
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