English

Annabella Deleon

1 March, 12:42

Which quotation from the Iroquois Constitution best illustrates the relationship between the lords and the citizens of the Five

Nations?

Under the shade of this Tree of the Great Peace we spread the soft white feathery down of the globe thistle as seats for you,

Adodarhoh, and your cousin Lords.

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.

Whenever the Confederate Lords shall assemble for the purpose of holding a council, the Onondaga Lords shall open it by

expressing their gratitude to their cousin Lords and greeting them.

With endless patience you shall carry out your duty and your firmness shall be tempered with tenderness for your people.