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Bonds of Brotherhood: The Birth of American Democracy


  • The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg, VA USA (map)

The radical experiment in republican democracy undertaken by the American founders was not born out of an historical void. As is well known, it was deeply rooted in classical precedent, but much less known is the extent to which the founders drew upon the wisdom, tradition, and precedent of their brothers among the Native American Indians. Please join American Indian Interpreter Talon Silverhorn as he shares how the founding fathers looked to native governments when establishing their new republic HERE.