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The Native American Roots of the US Constitution – JSTOR Daily

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Really cool to consider and trace back. No fact check required.

The Iroquois, Shawnee, Cherokee, and other political formations generally separated military and civil leadership and guarded certain personal freedoms. US Constitution Day is September 17th. Some of the sources informing its model of democracy were the Native tribal confederations the writers had encountered.

Source: The Native American Roots of the US Constitution – JSTOR Daily

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