The Rotinonhsón:ni through the Eyes of Teharonhia:wako and
Sawiskera






by Brian “Natoway” Rice
 



The Creation Story


 
The Sky World and the First Cosmological Beings

The Floating Island and the Second Cosmological Beings

The Twins: Teharonhia:wako and Sawiskera

The Creation of the Living Beings on Earth

The Renewal of the Sky World, and the Creation of the onkwe honwe

The Era of the onkwe honwe

The onkwe honwe on Turtle Island



The Clan System and Migration

The Great Young Man Brings the Clan System

The Migration to the Homelands



The Great Way of Peace


The Birth of the Peacemaker

The Peacemaker Brings the Message of Peace to the Kenienke haka

The Oneota haka Join the Great Peace

The Kaokwa haka Join the Great Peace

The Sonontowa haka Join the Great Peace

The Onontaka haka Join the Great Peace

The Peacemaker Relays the Laws of Peace to the Five Nations



Sawiskera Gains Control


The Coming of the Light Skinned Beings

The Revival of the War Chiefs

A Fracture Within the Great Peace of the Rotinonshonni

The Great Peace Crumbles


The Kari:wiio of Skaniatar:io

Teharonhia:wako Sends Four Messengers to Restore Order and Peace Within the Longhouse

Skaniatar:io Receives the Good Message from the Four Messengers

Skaniatar:io Relays the Good Message to the Onkwe honwe

Skaniatar:io Explains What Happened When He was Taken to the Sky World







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