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The Iroquois Confederacy

Historia Civilis · 1.5M views · 2018-06-20 · 16:00

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Overview

Historia Civilis explains the origins and governing system of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy. It covers the Great Law and the league's surprisingly intricate legal and political structure.

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HN recommends it for anyone interested in legal systems, governance, or history.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2018–2025

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andrewxdiamond · 2020-07 · Strong recommendation

The Haudenosaunee (incorrectly referred to as the Iroquois) have a fascinating and complex legal system. This video explained the system and how it came to be. Highly recommend for anyone interested in legal systems or history in general [VIDEO]

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bane · 2018-07 · Recommendation

Interesting, there's a great video on the governing system of the Iroquois Confederacy, which is surprisingly intricate. [VIDEO]

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JumpCrisscross · 2025-03 · Reference

> in the delusion of a united Europe, in which Germany is willing to subordinate itself to France The Haudenosaunee a/k/a Iroquois had a unique confederacy consisting of two dominant and a few lesser powers [1][2]. And the Roman Republic had two consuls, including on campaign. Maybe a nuclear command inspired by both is the answer: any launch requires codes from each of Paris, Berlin and the head of state of the country actually launching. (Practically, the Germans are sort of irrelevant given they not only have no nuclear weapons, they’re also dismantling their civil nuclear expertise. I’m assuming they grow up and reärm. Otherwise, centralising nuclear power in Paris doesn’t depend on Germany agreement.) [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO]

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