Hiawatha and the great peace
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Hiawatha and the great peace
Language
eng
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Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Hiawatha and the great peace
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
American legends and folktales
Summary
Hiawatha, a Native American legend, is known as the spokesperson for The Great Peacemaker, Dekanawidah. Dekanawidah was the creator of The Great Law of Peace, a law that gathered and bound all Iroquois Confederacy together, first in oral tradition only, but eventually the decree was written with Native American symbols on wampum belts. This book is an introduction to the life and work of Hiawatha whose peaceful advocacy and education inspired songs, books and folklore. It contains original artwork, historical context of the story, recounts folktales from her diverse culture, and defines words unique to the story
Target audience
juvenile
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