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    The Peacemaker Story

    Nov 01, 2019 2 minutes
    by Kathiann M. Kowalski

    Most historians say that the Haudenosaunee Confederacy came together during the 15th century. But it may have happened earlier, and it didn’t happen overnight. The pact for peace demanded skillful negotiations among distinct nations. And all the member nations had to agree to details for the confederacy’s structure and its Great Law of Peace. It took many years to

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