{"product_id":"white-roots-of-peace-the-iroquois-book-of-life-9780940666306","title":"White Roots of Peace: The Iroquois Book of Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhite Roots of Peace: The Iroquois Book of Life\u003c\/strong\u003e by Paul A. W. Wallace. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780940666306.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Be strong of mind, O chiefs: Carry no anger and hold no grudges. Think not forever of yourselves, O chiefs, nor of your own generation. Think of continuing generations of our families, think of our grandchildren and of those yet unborn, whose faces are coming from beneath the ground\". (Deganawidah)\nPaul Wallace retells the orally transmitted epic of Deganawidah, the Peacemaker, the charismatic spiritual leader who, over 500 years ago, brought warring tribes of the Northeast together to form the Iroquois Confederacy. The Peacemakers work is preserved in the Confederacys traditional constitution, which had a largely unacknowledged impact in shaping the American Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. The Confederacy remains united under the Peacemakers unbroken lineage, today represented by the Tadodaho (chief), the temporal and spiritual leader of the Six Nations. In his epilogue, John Mohawk chronicles the Confederacys struggles to preserve its lands and sovereign dignity since the 18th century. The teachings of the Peacemaker remain vital today, offering an inspired model for consensus-building among nations and peoples throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45113319522357,"sku":"ByrdShop_0940666308","price":91.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780940666306_d0ecbd17-b7a0-4a19-a5ae-949cdc365cf2.jpg?v=1776450200","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/white-roots-of-peace-the-iroquois-book-of-life-9780940666306","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}