The Two Row Wampum is one of the oldest treaty relationships between the Onkwehonweh, original people of Turtle Island (North America), and European immigrants. The treaty was made in 1613.

The Haudenosaunee see the Two Row Wampum as a living treaty; a way that they have established for their people to live together in peace; that each nation will respect the ways of the other as they meet to discuss solutions to the issues that come before them.

Mar 10, 2014 · The Two Row is a foundational philosophical principle, a universal relationship of non-domination, balance, and harmony between different forces. The Two Row principles of peace, respect, and friendship can exist within any relationship between autonomous beings working in concert.

Jun 12, 2024 · Three wampum belts – the One Bowl, the Two Row, and the Friendship belt – are among the first treaty agreements between First Nations, and later between Haudenosaunee and European settlers.

In 1613 the Two Row Wampum belt was created to signify an agreement. The Haudenosaunee and the Dutch government worked out how they would treat each other and live together on Turtle Island (North America).

The Two Row is a visual record of the very first treaty the Six Nations made with 17th Century Dutch traders. The Wampum Belt memorializes that early agreement, that the Haudenosaunee would...

Oct 12, 2023 · Understanding the Two-Row Wampum: The Two Row Wampum is a powerful physical representation of this historic accord. It consists of two rows of purple wampum beads set against a white background. Three rows of white beads, symbolizing peace, friendship, and respect, separate the two purple rows.

John Borrow, an Indigenous legal scholar and the author of ‘Canada’s Indigenous Constitution’, describes the physical nature of the Two Row Wampum as follows: “The belt consists of two rows of purple wampum beads on a white background. Three rows of white beads symbolizing peace, friendship, and respect separate the two purple rows.

The Two Row Wampum Treaty acknowledges the agreement that the two nations will live side-by-side in a relationship of peace, friendship, respect, and non-interference for as long as the water flows downhill, the grass grows green, and the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

The wakes of those vessels create the two rows of the Wampum Belt, two parallel bands of dark purple beads symbolizing a separate-but-equal relationship. The two nations are bonded together by a three-link chain: the first link is friendship; the second, good minds; the …