Democratic-Innovations

Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace: Indigenous Democratic Foundation

| Importance: 9/10

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy established a sophisticated democratic system predating the US Constitution, featuring consensus-based decision-making, checks on leadership power, and equal representation across member nations. Scholarly research by Donald A. Grinde and James Johansen suggests this …

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