The Tree of the Great Peace
I Deganawidah And the chiefs of the Five Nations of the Great Peace We shall uproot the tallest pine
Into the cavity thereby made
We shall cast all weapons of war
Into the depths of the earth
Into the deep underneath . . . We shall cast all weapons of war
We shall bury them from sight forever . . . Then we shall plant again the tree . . . Thus shall the Great Peace be established Iroquois poem