Iroquois Confederacy, Indigenous Legacy, Natural Lighting, Earthy Tones, Resilient, Harmonious.
“Roots have spread out from the Tree of the Great Peace, one to the north, one to the east, one to the south and one to the west. The name of these roots is The Great White Roots and their nature is Peace and Strength.
If any man or any nation outside the Five Nations shall obey the laws of the Great Peace and make known their disposition to the Lords of the Confederacy, they may trace the Roots to the Tree and if their minds are clean and they are obedient and promise to obey the wishes of the Confederate Council, they shall be welcomed to take shelter beneath the Tree of the Long Leaves.
We place at the top of the Tree of the Long Leaves an Eagle who is able to see afar. If he sees in the distance any evil approaching or any danger threatening he will at once warn the people of the Confederacy.”
~ The Constitution of the Iroquois Nations; Clause 2 (circa 1500)
Addendum: Below are some Supplementary Reads for those of my Dear Listeners who are willing, ready & able to go the extra mile & drill down the subject matter further.
For those who are interested, here is a longer read on the overall intricacies of Narrative History & Theory: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41303866
Meanwhile, here is a primer on what many in the 20th century (& beyond) have called ‘Scientific History:’ https://www.jstor.org/stable/2504255
Finally, here is the SEP entry on the Philosophy of History, which is an excellent overview of the topics covered in this episode: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/history/
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