Creation Story - This beautiful story takes the reader from the Sky World, Falling Woman, the Creator and the making of Turtle Island and mankind and all the things on Mother Earth.

Clans – The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) culture is based on a matriarchy. Women are the givers of life and the prime caretakers of Mother Earth. Described in this presentation how “the young man” presented the understanding of animals as related to the forming of clans. How clans and Clan Mothers functioned in the Haudenosaunee society and what active and important roles they have today.

The Great Peace – The reader will follow the Peace Maker, Hayenwah:tha , Jikonsaseh, first use of wampum, and the formation of the confederacy under the Great Law of Peace.

The Nation & the Grand Council – Role of the Clan Mothers, warriors, Royanni (Chiefs) and the family unit. Consensus of rule and the collision with European law and politics.

First contact – pro’s & con’s. How did contact benefit the First Nations? What benefits did the Europeans get voluntarily, forcibly, by compromise?

American Revolution – Colonialists, British control, Six Nations allies, major conflicts and the result of the wars end and its effects on the loyalists and Six Nations.

Captain Joseph Brant – A man of divided loyalties. Who was he? Why was he so influential? Myths and facts about the man. How is he viewed today by the Six Nations?

Haldimand Proclamation – Its background. What was its purpose? How did the land designated change? What effects are evident today?

Warriors – (Totiskenrakehte) Were they just fighting men? Their role in peace time. How their roll changed as the colonization by Europeans escalated? What is their role today?

Wampum – In the beginning it was used with strong spiritual significance and was not currency. Origins and varieties of wampum. Their meaning and use of wampum. What remains of the understanding today?

Haudenosaunee village life – appearance of villages and dwellings in 17th & 18th century. Crops, locations, village structure and family units.

War of 1812 – The Haudenosaunee alliance with the British and defense of mutual territory. The preservation of Six Nations Territory on the Grand and Canada as we know it today. Why was their military alliance so crucial? What other great concerns did the Haudenosaunee have besides the conflict between the British and Americans?

French & Indian War - French fight Britain for control of the continent. Six Nations decisions during and after Britain wins. Effect on Six Nations relationship with the British. Security of their territories. New treaties and agreements.

First Nations contributions – Six Nations contributions took many forms one major one being their military alliance in conflicts that were not of their making. The other, in my opinion, their unwaivering support of the “Crown” over the centuries up to and including today. To the best of my knowledge, the Haudenosaunee never broke a treaty.