Haudenosaunee Confederacy: Democratic Practices Influencing Constitutional Design
The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy demonstrated sophisticated democratic practices that significantly influenced American constitutional design, including consensus-based decision-making, gender-balanced leadership, and a complex system of checks and balances. Benjamin Franklin extensively …
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Benjamin Franklin
Indigenous Leadership
Clan Mothers
Founding Fathers
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constitutional-design
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