Jigonhsasee
Jigonhsasee (alternately spelled Jikonhsaseh and Jikonsase) was an Iroquois women. She was one of the founders of the Iroquois Confederacy. The other founders were the Great Peacemaker and Hiawatha. She is known as the Mother of Nations. According to legend, the Peacemaker came to Jigonhsasee. He told her about his mission to build a confederacy.[1][2][3]
Related pages
- Great Peacemaker
- Hiawatha
- Iroquois
- Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands
References
- "Jigonhsasee: The Mother of Nations". Lowell Milken Center. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- Paul A. Wallace, The White Roots of Peace, Saranac Lake, New York: The Chauncy Press, 1986
- Gerald Murphy (1997). "About the Iroquois Constitution". Internet Modern History Sourcebook: The Constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy. Fordham University.
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