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 New York State Museum Bulletin 



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under the act of August 24, 1913 j L*y u / ^ 



Published monthly by The University of the State of New York f?A/ ^9 



No. 184 



ALBANY, N. Y. 



April i, 191 6 



The University of the State of- New York 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 



THE COITSTITUTION OF THE FIVE NATIONS 



BY 



ARTHUR C. PARKER 



MAY 86 1916 



PAGE 



The Iroquois constitution 7 



The Dekanawida legend 14 



The Code of Dekanahwideh 61 



Origin of the confederation of the 



Five Nations 65 



1 le condolence ceremony no 



The Hiawatha tradition 114 



Appendix A: The Passamaquoddy 



wampum records 119 



PAGE 



Appendix B : Sketches of an Indian 

 Council, 1846 126 



Appendix C: Minutes of the Six 

 Nations Council of 1839 133 



Appendix D: Minutes of the Coun- 

 cil of the Six Nations, upon the 

 Cattaraugus reservation 144 



Appendix E: Certain Iroquois tree 

 myths and symbols 1 52 



Index 157 



ALBANY 



THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 

 1916 



