Kayanerenkó:wa: The Great Law of Peace

By Kayanesenh Paul Williams

Several centuries ago, the five nations that would become the Haudenosaunee―Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca―were locked in generations-long cycles of bloodshed. When they established Kayanerenkó:wa, the Great Law of Peace, they not only resolved intractable conflicts, but also shaped a system of law and government that would maintain peace for generations to come.
This law remains in place today in Haudenosaunee communities