THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY WAS AN IMPORTANT GROUP OF FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE, WHO HAVE GIVEN US ANOTHER EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF DEMOCRACY THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM TODAY. THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY WERE MADE UP OF 6 NATIONS: MOHAWK, CAYUGA, ONONDAGA, ONEIDA, SENECA AND TUSCARORA. THE NATIONS ALSO CONSISTED OF 9 CLANS LED BY CLAN MOTHERS. THERE WERE ALSO CHIEFS IN EACH NATION, WHO GATHERED TOGETHER AND MADE DECISIONS IN THE GRAND COUNCIL.
THE IROQUOIS WERE BIG ON CONSENSUS BUILDING AND ALSO FOCUSED ON HAVING A COLLECTIVE IDENTITY. THEY RECORDED THE GREAT LAW OF PEACE ON WAMPUM BEADS, THE MOST FAMOUS BEING THE "HIAWATHA BELT" (PICTURED ABOVE).
IN THIS UNIT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BY THE END:
1. HOW ARE DEMOCRATIC IDEAS ABOUT EQUALITY, EQUITY, AND PARTICIPATION PART OF THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY?
2. TO WHAT EXTENT WAS THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY A REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY?
WE'LL ACTUALLY SORT EVERYONE INTO NATIONS, CLANS AND ELECT CLAN MOTHERS, WHO IN TURN WILL CHOSE CHIEFS. WE WILL CONDUCT A SIMULATION ACTIVITY IN WHICH A DECISION WILL BE MADE IN THE GRAND COUNCIL THROUGH CONSENSUS LIKE THE IROQUOIS DID.
THE IROQUOIS WERE BIG ON CONSENSUS BUILDING AND ALSO FOCUSED ON HAVING A COLLECTIVE IDENTITY. THEY RECORDED THE GREAT LAW OF PEACE ON WAMPUM BEADS, THE MOST FAMOUS BEING THE "HIAWATHA BELT" (PICTURED ABOVE).
IN THIS UNIT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BY THE END:
1. HOW ARE DEMOCRATIC IDEAS ABOUT EQUALITY, EQUITY, AND PARTICIPATION PART OF THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY?
2. TO WHAT EXTENT WAS THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY A REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY?
WE'LL ACTUALLY SORT EVERYONE INTO NATIONS, CLANS AND ELECT CLAN MOTHERS, WHO IN TURN WILL CHOSE CHIEFS. WE WILL CONDUCT A SIMULATION ACTIVITY IN WHICH A DECISION WILL BE MADE IN THE GRAND COUNCIL THROUGH CONSENSUS LIKE THE IROQUOIS DID.