Jigonhsasee

Iroquois leader

Jigonhsasee (alternately spelled Jikonhsaseh and Jikonsase) was one of the founders of the Iroquois Confederacy. The other founders were the Great Peacemaker and Hiawatha. She is known as the Mother of Nations. According to legend, the Peacemaker came to Jigonhsasee. He told her about his mission to build a confederacy. That led to the founding of the Iroquois confederacy which took place around 900 CE.[1][2][3]

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  1. "Jigonhsasee: The Mother of Nations". Lowell Milken Center. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-08-17.[permanent dead link]
  2. Paul A. Wallace, The White Roots of Peace, Saranac Lake, New York: The Chauncy Press, 1986
  3. Gerald Murphy (1997). "About the Iroquois Constitution". Internet Modern History Sourcebook: The Constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy. Fordham University.