Women at the Center: A Call to Interdependence

Women are central to the Great Law of Peace and Governance within the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations; Iroquois) whose federalist structure valuing peace, justice, and collective wellbeing was an inspiration for democracy in the United States. This session features revered contemporary leaders, author-activists, elders, and clan mothers who speak to the themes of governance rooted in peace, matrilineal values, women’s leadership, and wisdom from their own life’s work and activism.

Moderated by Beverly Cook (Akwesasne Mohawk – Wolf Clan), with contributing authors Katsi Cook (Akwesasne Mohawk – Wolf Clan); Michelle Schenandoah (Oneida); Louise Herne (Kaniekehaka, Mohawk); and editor Jose Barreiro (Taíno) – introduction by Baratunde Thurston.