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Peace. White, the emblem of peace, love, charity and equity sur- 

 rounds and guards the Five Nations. (84-EUC, i). 



61 Should a great calamity threaten the generations rising and 

 living of the Five United Nations, then he who is able to climb to 

 the top of the Tree of the Great Long Leaves may do so. When, 

 then, he reaches the top of the Tree he shall look about in all 

 directions, and, should he see that evil things indeed are approach- 

 ing, then he shall call to the people of the Five United Nations 

 assembled beneath the Tree of the Great Long Leaves and say : 

 "A calamity threatens your happiness." 



Then shall the Lords convene in council and discuss the impending 

 evil. 



When all the truths relating to the trouble shall be fully known 

 and found to be truths, then shall the people seek out a Tree of 

 Ka-hon-ka-ah-go-nah,^ and when they shall find it they shall assem- 

 ble their heads together and lodge for a time between its roots. 

 Then, their labors being finished, they may hope for happiness for 

 many days after. (II-85, EUC). 



62 When the Confederate Council of the Five Nations declares 

 for a reading of the belts of shell calling to mind these laws, they 

 shall provide for the reader a specially made mat woven of the 

 fibers of wild hemp. The mat shall not be used again, for such 

 formality is called the honoring of the importance of the law. 

 (XXXVI-36, TLL). 



63 Should two sons of opposite sides of the council fire agree 

 in a desire to heai* the reciting of the laws of the Great Peace and 

 so refresh their memories in the way ordained by the founder of 

 the Confederacy, they shall notify Adodarho. He then shall con- 

 sult with five of his coactive Lords and they in turn shall consult 

 their eight brethren. Then should they decide to accede to the 



vfj'equest of the two^sons- from opposite sides of the Council Fire, 



^'^'' ..Adodarhoh shall send messengers to notify the Chief Lords of each 



of the Five Nations. Then they shall despatch their War Chiefs 



to notify their brother and cousin Lords of the meeting and its 



time and place. 



When all have come and have assembled, Adodarhoh, in con- 

 junction with his cousin Lords, shall appoint one Lord who shall 

 repeat the laws of the Great Peace. Then shall they announce who 

 they have chosen to repeat the laws of the Great Peace to the two 

 sons. Then shall the chosen one repeat the laws of the Great 

 Peace. (XLIII-43, TLL). 



1 A great swamp Elm. 



