InstitutionClaim Cited
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy joined five founding nations under the Great Law of Peace through clan-based offices, ordered consensus, and a Grand Council while leaving internal affairs with each nation; the Tuscarora joined later, and settler states constrained but did not erase the living order.
How can distinct nations preserve their own councils while making consequential decisions together through a law of peace?