European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Iroquois Constitution forerunner to colonists democratic principles new York times m of re the t ill to. D 1n .1 a group i Aine 1 i r. An a . Are a Cal v 0 i a i " iof the Var. N group of Iroquois has solicited help irom school ii in evidence of the Indian precedent and the encouragement the colonists received torn Indian leaders to Uniec and Itier own nation Lyons said they Hope to publish the research As a Book Fri year the common Wisdom in Ion re Hir Jordans is Hal the people who wrote the Constitution had no concept of the Indian Way of John Mohawk a Seneca from the Colla Raguc Indian reservation near Gullato and the organizer with Lyons of the project but what made the colonists american As opposed to English was their experiences Wilb the indians " As proof Hoy Cile records i Cpl by the colonists an Ono Riduka named canals Togo that Iho colonists lorm a nation similar to the Iroquois confederacy during a Meelin of inc prove Ciai Cove Neil of Pennsylvania in Lancaster on Juno 25. 174 1 according to the director of the historical society of Pennsylvania Peter j Parker. We Council minutes show that Canas Salego urged the colonists to receive these your Brethren with open arms mule yourselves to them in the covenant Chain and be you with them As one body and one soul " in the years that followed the colonists went irom one meeting to another looking for unions they should study according to Tho executive decl or of the new York state Bicentennial commission Stephen l Schechter they contemplated examples irom Europe examples from Greco roman times examples from the he said. And they also looked at Nalic american examples particularly inc Iroquois confederacy. " one Lomm to share ideas Between the colonists and the Iroquois in the it adm to the fiend to and Indian War. llif.1 a a in Conr vent . In Juno 19 and july 9, 175k Lior to a c iria Asho in n plan of Union ii he a r, in no for lol j in if is . Of 1 to 1 Brj uld be Forn Brj such ,1 in an. Hid it has Sii and appears i d c t a like Union should be Lor 10 or a do in i a relish colonics 5larljng no a is p other the c Iii Cullim a Verith Andrei tilt graders in ubic Muo s in r.-. York state will include Al out the of Union which was tinned Down by inc English Nicro and Hie to Quoin on the United states Canaii Uitich acco no to Kenny Ali wade1 an iiijuciatf.1 in social studies Ert Calion at the slate Edu Ruiyun in addition to Assembly mrs it in i in i no the Iroquois group a a be Docu tic Thoj i h r i is to Indiana in the can a Mutiny arid i v. A. In a Hocti air Golem Musit has l the in in Iho or Lilia Iho to can Noii r Lul d his cd Lor drawing by Felix . Darley a flows indians and their prisoners in Pennsylvania s Wyoming Valley. It Pulju cd in a Al p ,ir., the Jim Btij i hold c1 ll-l1" 0 i Jurj cinad3 1 or fl1 a. Ii1. i fit or Art inc Sami t 1 Hiiop i. Ijar Bern. Ill ,1 pro in acc f in Vith Tinin i 1 n .1-. Become in. 1 i i .1 itt1to .,irc1 in to a Iho , i " if Iti if mnl-0 i i v,.-. In Lei to inr1 ii t i a i.i11 3 la Fri of a i to in n.i1 on anum r f. Or. Of no a j i it i "1 1 i 1 it in Fol and cons Iitto notion in in Al a. ,b1 i l in id lil or i i .1. ,. Pm ". R i .it.l.c1 1 1 Ami. In .i1 1 n Liliil i i i Fol ii i. V Illultu m St it Indian. To " 1 r 1 1 .1ht1 ,111 i1 ,1 j l i1 ii i ,,.-\ a 1.lll r l 111 to. Vul 1 l.,t. A .,.,. Lit to a i my i he i Luis. To Tir. H in . I 11 in a Ril. R in Lyrll lil of li1., i or. I nos Lio quo iof Indian Tern or / in said million saturday. L 13. 1937 Tut stars and stripes Page 17
