FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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The Great Council
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Older men
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Older women
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An outside tribe
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cemented mainly by their desire to stand together against invasion, the tribes united in a common council composed of clan and village chiefs; each tribe had one vote, and unanimity was required for decisions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Women ruled Iroquois, it was they who made all the land and resource decisions for each clan. Both genders took part in storytelling, artwork, music, and traditional medicine.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Peacemaker gave the laws to the Haudenosaunee men, who formed the Grand Council. The Grand Council, made up of fifty hoyaneh, makes decisions following the principles set forth in the Great Law of Peace. When decisions are made or laws passed, all council members must agree on the issue; this is called CONSENSUS.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Iroquois Confederation was governed by a Grand Council of fifty chiefs: the Onondaga sent fourteen chiefs to the council, the Cayuga, ten, the Oneida and Mohawk, nine each, and the Seneca, eight. The Tuscarora were nonvoting members. The council met in a long house in the centrally located Onondaga.
Detailed explanation-5: -Note: The Iroquois leader pictured above is Tachnechdorus, more commonly known as Logan.