The Great Law of Peace established governance protocols among which group?

• A. Haudenosaunee nations
• B. The Sioux Nation
• C. The Inuit
• D. The Apache

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is a constitutional framework created to govern a coalition of neighboring nations. The Great Law of Peace is the governing code of the Haudenosaunee, the Iroquois Confederacy. It established how they would make decisions, maintain peace, and conduct diplomacy across the member nations. Central to it is the Grand Council, where representatives from each nation come together to deliberate, and the role of clan mothers who have influence over leadership and succession. Decisions were ideally reached by consensus, balancing power among nations and guiding relations with outsiders. The Haudenosaunee nations—originally Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca, with the Tuscarora joining later—are the ones tied to this system. The other groups—Sioux, Inuit, and Apache—have their own distinct governance traditions and histories, not governed by the Great Law of Peace.