Did American Indians influence the framers of the U.S. Constitution? After reading this text, U.S. Senators voted 100-0 to accept this fact. Dr. Schaaf testified in behalf of the Iroquois Confederacy at the Senate hearings. While the brief version, now out of print, has been used throughout the American school system, this is the first time the full text has been widely available. Featuring an introduction by Mohawk Chief Jake Swamp, co-founder of the international Tree of Peace Society. The format of the main text is laid ...
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Did American Indians influence the framers of the U.S. Constitution? After reading this text, U.S. Senators voted 100-0 to accept this fact. Dr. Schaaf testified in behalf of the Iroquois Confederacy at the Senate hearings. While the brief version, now out of print, has been used throughout the American school system, this is the first time the full text has been widely available. Featuring an introduction by Mohawk Chief Jake Swamp, co-founder of the international Tree of Peace Society. The format of the main text is laid out in two columns. Each section in the U.S. Constitution in the right column is compared side-by-side with the parallel section from the Iroquois constitution called the Great Law of Peace. While the parallels are unmistakable, the contrasts are even more interesting. For example, the first requirement to be an Iroquois chief is the must be honest. Nowhere in the Constitution is there such a requirement to be honest.
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Publisher:
Center for Indigenous Arts & Cultures (C I A C Press)
Published:
2004
Language:
English
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18081863912
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Publisher:
Center for Indigenous Arts & Cultures (C I A C Press)
Published:
2004
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17500234279
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