Deganawidah, means “Two River Currents Flowing Together.” The legends about him are conflicting. It is reported that he was born a Huron. By some accounts it was a virgin birth. Others say he was born an Onondaga and later adopted by the Mohawks. By all accounts he was a prophet who counseled peace among the warring tribes. He also called for an end to cannibalism. His disciple Hiawatha, a Mohawk renowned for his oratory, helped him achieve his vision. This article is about the First Nations people, the Wyandot, also known as the Huron. ... Onondaga is the name of some places in North America: Onondaga, Michigan Onondaga, New York Onondaga, Ontario Onondaga County, New York Onondaga Lake Onondaga Reservation, New York Onondaga Township, Michigan Other meanings: Onondaga Native American Iroquois First Nations group Onandaga Cave State Park in Leasburg, Missouri Onondaga Camp Minden,Ontario... Mohawk is: A tribe of Native Americans: see Mohawk nation The Mohawk language spoken by the Mohawk people. ... In numerous religions, including Abrahamic religions, Jah religions, Sikhism, and many forms of Paganism, a prophet is an intermediary with a deity, particularly someone who claims to speak for the deity or interprets the deitys will or mind. ...

This vision, from the Great Maker that peace would come to all nations, led him to spend his life working to bring this to fruition for the Haudenosaunee. In his prophecy, he referred to a white serpent who would come to their lands and make friends with his people, only to later deceive them. According to the prophecy, at the end times, a red serpent would make war on the white one and after a season, a black serpent would come and defeat them both. He said that his nation would accept those of other origins into their safekeeping. Because of their worship of, and obedience to, the Great Maker, the Haudenosaunee would be protected from the disasters to come. The Great Spirit is a conception of a supreme being prevalent among Native American cultures. ... Prophecy, in a broad sense, is the prediction of future events. ...

Deganawidah established a council of clan and village chiefs to govern the confederacy. The tribes each had an equal voice and all decisions were made by consensus. Led by Deganawidah, and Hiawatha, the Haudenosaunee became the dominant Native American group in the northeast woodlands. Consensus decision-making is a decision process that not only seeks the agreement of most participants, but also to resolve or mitigate the objections of the minority to achieve the most agreeable decision. ...

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"Deganawidah" Infoplease, University of Liverpool