Deyohahá : ge / Daniel Coleman, Ki'en Debicki, and Bonnie M. Freeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coleman, Daniel, author.

Debicki, Ki'en, author.

Freeman, Bonnie M. (Bonnie Marie), 1962- author.

Series:

Indigenous imaginings.

Indigenous Imaginings Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wampum belts.

Reconciliation.

Canada--Ethnic relations.

Canada.

United States--Ethnic relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Deyohahá:ge:, “two roads or paths” in Cayuga language, evokes the Covenant Chain-Two Row Wampum, known as the “grandfather of the treaties.” Famously, this Haudenosaunee wampum agreement showed how Indigenous people and newcomers could build peace and friendship by respecting each other’s cultures, beliefs, and laws as they shared the river of life. Written by members of Six Nations and their neighbours, this book’s chapters introduce readers not only to the 17th-century history of how the Dutch and British joined the wampum agreement, but also to how it might restore good relations today. Many Canadians and Americans have never heard of the Covenant Chain or Two Row Wampum, but 200 years of disregard have not obliterated the covenant. We all need to learn about this foundational wampum, because it is resurging in our communities, institutions, and courthouses—charting a way to a future. The writers of Deyohahá:ge: delve into the eco-philosophy, legal evolution, and ethical protocols of two-path peace-making. They tend the sacred, ethical space that many of us navigate between these paths. They show how people today create peace, friendship, and respect—literally—on the river of everyday life."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half-Title Page

Indigenous Imaginings

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

A Note on the Cover

The Words That Come Before All Else

Acknowledgements, Greetings, and Thanks

Introduction

1 Original Instructions

CHAPTER ONE Gäsweñta' Reflections

CHAPTER TWO Where the Roots Touch: tsi niyothahinen ne Tehontatenentshonteronhtáhkwa

CHAPTER THREE Wunnáumwash: Wampum Justice

CHAPTER FOUR The Chain, Naturally Understood

2 Learning from the River

CHAPTER FIVE Guswenta Space: An Invitation to Dialogue

CHAPTER SIX Navigating the Two Row in the Academy

CHAPTER SEVEN Two Rows of Reconciliation

CHAPTER EIGHT Below Decks in the Covenant: Blackness in the Two Row Tradition

CHAPTER NINE Towards Peace: Living in the Three White Rows of the Two Row

3 Living on the River

CHAPTER TEN The Pen Pal Project: Bridging the Divide with the Teachings of the Two Row Wampum Treaty

CHAPTER ELEVEN Deyohahage Gihe gowa'hneh: Living the Two Row Wampum, on the Grand River

CHAPTER TWELVE The Deep and Rippling Consciousness of Water: Youth Experiences of Transition with the Two Row on the Grand River Paddle

Contributors

Glossary

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Coleman, Daniel Deyohahá:ge:

ISBN:

9781771126496

OCLC:

1429914041