Iroquois

and similarities are the Iroquois and the United States Constitution. The Iroquois Constitution was written by a man named Dekanawidah; who was a Huron man known as “The Great Peacemaker.” Also it was written in the 15th to 16th century. The U.S. constitution was written by Jacob Shallus and then was brought forth during the Philadelphia Convention, known as the Constitutional Convention. Also was signed on September 17, 1787. These are just a few differences. The Iroquois Constitution focus…

cultures have developed some sort of story or explanation that lays out all the answers as to why/how the earth was created; this is called a creation myth. The two societies Iroquois and Kono are an example of people who use myths to spread a basic understanding of their beliefs and values. While some similarities between the Iroquois and Kono people’s idea of creation parallel each other, there are also some significant differences. Creation myths are a way to explain the unexplainable,…

There are a lot of similarities and differences between the two stories I will be covering on, the Iroquois Creation story and the Judeo-Christian Creation story. At first I will be covering the similarities of the two and later I will be covering the differences between the two. Now there were quite a few similarities between the two stories and I’m gonna start out with how they both have a Forbidden Tree that the humans are not supposed to eat from like for instants, in the Judeo-Christian…

there is a demonstration of a culture’s changing response to the feminine. Also many of the sacred texts establish an etiological justification for the subordinate position of women. The three creation narratives that I will focus on is the Greek, Iroquois, and Roman creation narratives. In the Greek creation narrative, the society as a whole does not view women in the most positive light. Trickery is most commonly associated with the feminine in this creation narrative. The feminine is also…

Rebuilding a Lost World Old Iroquois legends say blood and scars of peoples ancestors can run through generations before they are healed. Americans forget they are standing on the heritage of millions of Native Americans that lived there for thousands of years. The Native American peoples have a very rich culture and are mistakenly believed to be “all one type.” Calling all Native Americans the same is similar to calling the people of Europe identical just because they are all vaguely similar.…

symbol of how life can change in a blink of an eye. Many cultures have ideas on the building of our world, although each idea is different, they often involve two mythical beings coming down from the heavens bringing the world into existence. The Iroquois creation myth, “The World on the Turtle’s Back” is a mythological story on the making of earth. I was entertained reading this story as it was a new angle on the creation of humans that I hadn’t read about before.…

many religions and beliefs, comes a variety of creation stories. Through stories mankind has learned all kinds of lessons as well as where they came from, and these two creation stories are no exception. The similarities and differences between the Iroquois and Judeo-Christian creation stories are uncanny. Genesis 1-4 describes how God made the Earth in technically six days, since he took the seventh day off and made it holy; as well as several unfortunate events that took place involving Adam,…

During the mission of Americans civilizing the natives they also try to turn Native American to Christians so they can save themselves. In “Iroquois chief red jacket decries the day when whites arrived” Sagoyewatha addresses the Mississippi missionaries about how their God the Great Spirit crated this land for them, he created cows, buffaloes and other animals and resources for their use. The natives never fought each other if they had any problem they would be settled by talk. Native American…

America. The Iroquois people owned the territory were many English settlers planted their flags. Throughout their early history the Iroquois struggled as many other Native American tribes. However after a long period of harmony greed, revenge, and the participation in the Revolutionary War forever changed the fate of a power people. The exploration of Iroquois and American history weaves a story of peace, pain, and freedom for some. Strife between the various nations of the Iroquois is…

Compare and Contrast United States Constitution and Iroquois Constitution The Iroquois Constitution and the United States Constitution are very different yet very similar. They relate to each other on many different levels. They both serve as foundations for constitutions all over the world. Other constitutions that have been made presently look back on these two constitutions and kind of use them as a guideline. First of all, the structure and tone of the two constitutions are very similar.…