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Kayanerekowa: The Great Law of Peace as Brought to the Confederacy of the Haudenosaunee by Deganawida the Peacemaker

Mohawk Nation News (Kahnawake) · 1993

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2026-09-01
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One written English version of the oral Great Law; other versions differ in wording and detail.

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EstablishedIn the Great Law's procedure, a question is first decided unanimously by the Mohawk and Seneca statesmen, then by the Cayuga and Oneida, and the Onondaga Firekeepers confirm identical decisions or decide between the two sides if they disagree.