The Haudenosauneeflagcreated in the 1980s is based on the Hiawatha Belt ... created from purple and white wampum beads centuries ago to symbolize the union forged when the former enemies buried their weapons under the Great Tree ofPeace." ...
donned a purple velvet suit with a huge Bowie knife thrust in his belt and a folded Indian blanket draped over one shoulder, to proclaim his brotherhood with the ten chiefs and captains who had gathered for peace. President Houston promised “that a favorable treaty line would be drawn beyond...