Iroquois Great League Of Peace Sparknotes

Calloway includes little information in regard to interconnection or dependency between Pueblo tribes before colonization. He does, however provide a detailed overview and explanation of the Iroquois Great League of Peace. Before the Great League of Peace there was constant conflict between the tribes (Calloway, 52). Calloway writes that Hiawatha, an Onondaga chieftain “…chose to break the cycle of vengeance and violence and create a new world order for the Iroquois” (Calloway, 53). The Onondagas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Cayugas, and Senecas all agreed to be peaceful and come together to work to defend their land (Calloway, 53). Each of these tribes had their own individual leaders that came together in this agreement, with roles including peacekeeping, diplomacy, and law-making. The chiefs had specific rights and duties enumerated in the Laws of the Confederacy (Calloway, 61). It is possible that the discrepancy in the information about the Iroquois and the Pueblo relations before colonization stems from the fact that the

New goods were introduced by the European powers in both societies. The Spanish brought over animals never before seen in the Americas such as hogs, sheep, goats, and horses and crops like rice, wheat, barley, and oats (Calloway, 77). Horses in particular had a major impact on the Pueblo as they allowed them to transport larger tipis (Calloway, 26). The English bought guns to the Iroquois (Calloway, 92), which allowed for a greater capacity for violence. This changed the way they saw their land, and their drive for peace linked in their spirituality began to dissolve. The slave trade also changed with English settlement and colonization (Calloway, 142), and the Iroquois participation in dehumanization changed the relationship they had with other Natives, and in turn their bond with their