The Iroquois Tree of Peace finds its roots in a man named, Dekanawidah. The legends surrounding his place amongst the Iroquois is based in his role in creating the Five Nations Confederacy, which consisted of the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and his place as a cultural hero to the Iroquois tribe. The official title of the confederacy is, Kayanerenh-kowa (the Great Peace) as described by Paul A. Wallace, “it is also known as Kanonsionni (the Long-House), a term that describes both its geographical extent and its constitutional form.” The myths and legends surrounding Dekanaweidah have the roots in the oral histories that followed many Native American tribes throughout their histories. As Anthony F.C. Wallace stated, “The Dekanaweidah myth analyzed that may have been th