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Mohawk Sachems u. to leave their names in the list unter Bedingung thatafter their demise the 2 should remain thereafter vacant. A t all councilsfor the investiture of Sachems their names are still called. (Candidatures48 mortes) | Jeder Sachem hat einen aid elected by the gens of his principal fromamong its members, was installed mit same forms u. ceremonies; had tostand behind his superior on all occasions of ceremony, act as his messenger,in general subject to his directions; er hatte (d. aid) office of chief\ machteseine Wahl nach T od des Sachem an dessen Stelle wahrscheinlich; dieseaids heissen: “ Braces in the Long House” (dies “Long House” symbolizedthe Confederacy)The names bestowed upon the original Sachems wden d. Namenihrer resp. successors in perpetuity. Z .B . bei T od v. Gä-ne-o-di'-yo,einem der 8 Seneca Sachems, sein successor gewählt dch d. Turtle gens,worin Sachemship erblich u. when “ raised up” by the General Council, hisown name would be “ taken off” u. jener ihm gegeben, was part derceremony. Ihr jetziger Council noch fully organised,131 except d.Mohawk tribe, removing to Canada about 1775. Vacancies occurringtheir places are filled u. a general council is convened to install the newSachems u. their aids.For tribal purposes the 5 tribes independent o f each other, their territoriesseparated by fixed boundary lines, their tribal interests distinct. Alsorganisation d. tribe weder weakened noch impaired dch den Confederatecompact; noch in vigorous life. D . Iroquois recommended to the forefathersder Americans (Engl.) i y j j a union of the colonies similar to their own.They saw in the common interests u. common speech der several colonieselements for a confederation.The Onondagas were made “Keepers of the Wampum” u. “Keepers of theCouncil Brand” , the Mohawks “ Receivers of Tribute” from subjugated tribes,the Senecas “Keepers of the Door” des Long House. Diese u. ähnlicheProvisions were made for the common advantage.D . confederacy rested upon the tribes ostensibly, but primarily upon commongentes. All the members of the same gens, whether Mohawks, Oneidas,Onondagas, Cayugas, or Senecas were brothers and sisters to each other in virtueof their descent von the same ancestor. When they met, the first inquirywas the name of each other’s gens, and next the immediate pedigree oftheir respective sachems; dann able under their system of consanguinityto find ihre wechselseitige relationship.3 gentes, - W olf, Bear, T urtle-com m on to the 5 tribes; diese u. 3 otherswere common to 3 tribes: the W olf gens, dch division o f an original tribeinto 5, nun in 5 divisions, wovon one in each tribe; selber mit Bear u.Turtle gentes. Deery Snipe u. Hawk gentes were common to Senecas,Cayugas u. Onondagas. [Das Erblichmachen d. Wahl d. Sachems in certaingentes, does it not spring davon, dass certain gentes most common alientribes?] Der Mohawk des Wolf gens recognised an Oneida, Onondaga,167