Bury the HatchetThe physical disarmament behind the metaphor

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History of Phrases

The phrase traces back to the founding of the Iroquois Confederacy in North America. Five warring nations ended generations of bloodshed by uprooting a Great White Pine and literally throwing their weapons into the cavity. This physical act of disarmament established the Great Law of Peace, creating one of the oldest living democracies on Earth.