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“We are at a time when Mother Nature is fighting extinction. Human beings are spiritually and physically sick, and many people are seeking new ways of living in balance,” says Kanerahtiio. “As the oldest living democracy in the world, our traditional methods of living in right relationship will help us all heal together. It is time to make the old ways new again. It is time to restore balance and return to the original message of the Great Law of Peace ."
THE LONGHOUSE & THE GREAT LAW OF PEACE
As an initial point of return to the Mohawk Valley, the Longhouse - built next to a sacred waterfall - is a powerful symbol of peace and unity. "The Longhouse will be a place of teaching about our creation stories and principles of living in harmony as they were given to our people in the original Good Message,” says Kanerahtiio. People of all walks of life have come to welcome the Mohawks back to the Valley and learn about the Great Law of Peace, which governs how we come together as communities.
When the Europeans first came to these shores, the People of the Longhouse taught the visitors the principles of the Great Law, including how to caucus, methods of impeachment, the supremacy of governance by and from the people, and the exclusion of religion from governance. These teachings formed the basis of the fledgling colonial democracy. However, the framers of the U.S. Constitution left out the central concepts of the rights of nature and the equality of women from their borrowed blueprint.
ABOUT KANERAHTIIO
Kanerahtiio Roger Jock (Bear Clan) is a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) leader from the Akwesasne Reserve who carries a vision of return for his people to their ancestral lands in the Mohawk Valley of New York. Kanerahtiio has taught cultural awareness all over the U.S. for over 40 years as part of the White Roots of Peace Movement. He worked as an ironworker and foreman for several decades and is a leader in land and sovereign rights in the Akwesasne region.
12 ноя 2020
