Iroquois History and Legends

Written by: Andrew Cotter and Caleb Cotter
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  • The Iroquois Confederacy. An Indigenous North American civilization with equal rights and representative government that left Europeans in bewilderment. Their influence affected the American free spirit and the modern day woman's rights movement. This show covers the culture, histories and legends of the Haudenosaunee. The People of the Longhouse.

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    2016-2025 Andrew Cotter and Caleb Cotter
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  • 00 An Introduction

    00 An Introduction
    Feb 18 2016
    What is the Iroquois History and Legends Podcast and what will we be discussing?  

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  • 01 The Peacemaker

    01 The Peacemaker
    Feb 20 2016

    The Five Nations of the Iroquois were locked in centuries of war, revenge killings, hate and cannibalism. Then a mysterious Huron man appeared on a quest to unite the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca peoples together under the Great Law of Peace.  This would become the Iroquois Confederacy.  A Native American government with equal rights and a representative government that left Europeans in bewilderment. These are the histories and legends of the Haudenosaunee.  The People of the Longhouse.

     

    Sources-

    Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors) 2005 by William Engelbrecht

    Seneca Myths and Folk Tales by Arthur C. Parker

    Kayanlaˀ Kówa – Great Law of Peace -The Peace Maker & Hiawatha - Traditional Haudenosaunee oral history.


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    22 mins
  • 02 The First American Constitution

    02 The First American Constitution
    Feb 29 2016

    We explore the mechanics of the Iroquois Councils.  A system of protocols, title offices and a separation of powers that has been followed for centuries.  

    Sources- Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors)  2005 by William Engelbrecht

    GAYANASHAGOWA (Great Law of Peace) - Haudenosaunee Constitution attributed to Dekanawidah the Peacemaker


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