Great Peacemaker
Great Peacemaker | |
|---|---|
| Skén:nen rahá:wi or Tekanawí:ta | |
| Born | 12th century (or 15th century) |
| Died | 12th century (or 15th century) Haudenosauneega |
| Known for | Cofounder of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and peacemaker |
The Great Peacemaker (Mohawk: Skén:nen rahá:wi [ˈskʌ̃ː.nʌ̃ ɾa.ˈhaː.wi]), sometimes referred to as Deganawida (Mohawk: Tekanawí:ta [de.ga.na.ˈwiː.da]) (as a mark of respect, some Haudenosaunee avoid using his personal name except in special circumstances) was by tradition, along with Jigonhsasee and Hiawatha, the founder of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy or Iroquois League. This is a political and cultural union of six Iroquoian-speaking Native American tribes governing parts of the present-day state of New York, northern Pennsylvania, and the eastern portion of the provinces of Ontario, and Quebec Canada, recognized as sovereign by both the US and Canada.