Two Row Wampum

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Two Row Wampum is a foundational Haudenosaunee diplomatic wampum belt symbolizing parallel coexistence and mutual non-interference between Indigenous nations and European settlers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Haudenosaunee treaty record ⓘ
diplomatic agreement ⓘ
wampum belt ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Guswenta ⓘ
Kaswentha ⓘ
associatedEvent Haudenosaunee–Dutch relations ⓘ
linked to: Haudenosaunee

early colonial diplomacy in North America ⓘ
associatedPeople Dutch colonists ⓘ
European settlers ⓘ
Haudenosaunee Confederacy ⓘ
Mohawk Nation ⓘ
linked to: Mohawk people

Onondaga Nation ⓘ
linked to: Onondaga nation
category Indigenous diplomacy ⓘ
Indigenous law ⓘ
treaty symbolism ⓘ
color two parallel purple rows ⓘ
white background ⓘ
culture Haudenosaunee ⓘ
designElement two parallel purple lines on white field ⓘ
designInterpretation one purple row representing the European ship ⓘ
one purple row representing the Haudenosaunee canoe ⓘ
white field representing peace and friendship ⓘ
function diplomatic instrument ⓘ
symbol of Indigenous rights ⓘ
teaching tool ⓘ
treaty record ⓘ
heritageStatus foundational Haudenosaunee diplomatic belt ⓘ
linked to: Two Row Wampum
legalSignificance cited in discussions of nation-to-nation treaties in Canada ⓘ
invoked in contemporary Indigenous rights discourse ⓘ
locationOfUse Haudenosaunee territories ⓘ
Mohawk River region ⓘ
linked to: Mohawk Valley
material quahog shell beads ⓘ
wampum beads ⓘ
name Two Row Wampum ⓘ
principle equality between nations ⓘ
mutual respect ⓘ
non-interference in each other’s internal affairs ⓘ
ongoing relationship as long as the rivers flow ⓘ
symbolizes friendship ⓘ
good minds working together ⓘ
mutual non-interference ⓘ
nation-to-nation relationship ⓘ
parallel coexistence ⓘ
peaceful relations ⓘ
respect ⓘ
sovereignty of Indigenous nations ⓘ
timePeriod early 17th century ⓘ
usedFor articulating Haudenosaunee law ⓘ
educating future generations about treaty relationships ⓘ
formalizing agreements with Europeans ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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Mohawk people → treaty → Two Row Wampum ⓘ
Two Row Wampum → name → Two Row Wampum ⓘ
Two Row Wampum → heritageStatus → foundational Haudenosaunee diplomatic belt ⓘ
linked to: Two Row Wampum
People of the Longhouse → hasFlag → Hiawatha belt design ⓘ
linked to: Two Row Wampum
Treaty of Niagara (1764) → symbolizedBy → Two Row Wampum tradition ⓘ
linked to: Two Row Wampum
Treaty of Niagara (1764) → relatedTo → Two Row Wampum ⓘ
Guswenta → hasAlternativeName → Two Row Wampum ⓘ
Guswenta → hasAlternativeName → Two Row Wampum belt ⓘ
linked to: Two Row Wampum
wampum diplomacy → involvesObject → Two Row Wampum belt ⓘ
linked to: Two Row Wampum
Kaswentha → hasAlias → Two Row Wampum ⓘ