“The Haudenosaunee relationship to trees, goes back to well before the Creation of our Mother Earth, back to the Sky World and the Original Tree of Light.” – Dr. Daniel Longboat (Grand River Mohawk)
“The Great Peacemaker asked the Chiefs to bury the weapons of war under a sacred Tree of Peace — a great White Pine — The tree was replanted and the currents of the earth swept away these destructive things. The four white roots of the tree grew to the four directions of the earth in a symbol of balance and harmony which would nourish the tree — a symbol of lasting union for these Nations.” – Jake Swamp (Akwesasne Mohawk)
