1 US dollar 2010 Indigenous peoples of the USA – Great Tree of Peace

Some of the early accounts of explorers and missionaries introduced Europe to Native American societies that practiced equality and democratic self-government. These narratives quickly entered the classics of European thought. One of the most famous and powerful leagues of the natives was the Haudenosaunee Confederation. The Haudenosaunee Confederation was founded by two historical figures, the Peacekeeper and his representative Onondaga, Hiawatha. The peacemaker sealed the treaty by symbolically burying the weapon at the foot of the Great White Pine or the Great Peace Tree. The Hiawatha Belt is a visual record of the creation of the Haudenosaunee, with five symbols representing the five original nations. The symbol of the Haudenosaunee, the Great White Pine, is the central figure on the belt, also representing the people of the Onondaga. The four square symbols on the belt represent the Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca peoples. The bundle of five arrows symbolizes the strength in unity of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

The obverse design retains the central figure of the “Sacagawea” design, first issued in 2000. It depicts Sacagawea carrying her infant son, Jean Baptiste.

The reverse depicts a Hiawatha belt with five arrows linked together.

Series: Native American

Face value: 1 USD

Metal: copper-zinc-nickel

Quality: UNC

Weight: 8.1g

Diameter: 26.5mm

The $1 Native American Coins celebrates the contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the history and development of the United States. The program started in 2009.