The Secret Life of Lady Liberty

Native American

Supplemental material related to our thesis in The Secret Life of Lady Liberty concerning the Native American influence on culture. Buy this book at amazon.com.

This 5:52 minute video produced by Injunuity.org explains in clear terms and with effective imagery how the European colonists encountered a sophisticated and balanced system of self-government developed by the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) over centuries. The narrator of this video is Dr. Donald Grinde, the director of the University at Buffalo SUNY Native American studies, and co-author of Exemplar of Liberty and many other books on the Native American influence theory.

“The Secret life of Lady Liberty is a fascinating read about the history and symbology surrounding the Statue of Liberty. How this plays into ancient female mythologies and religion, all cloaked in the Divine Feminine. It reminds us of the importance of reembracing this concept of the forgotten feminine in our societies today — in the hope that its return will help restore a healthy balance to planet Earth. The Goddess of Liberty who represents the spirit of freedom I was reminded was symbolic for the student demonstrators in Tiananmen, where they created their own 30 foot statue. Having lived in Hong Kong in this period I remember the horror of this evening as hundreds of innocent souls were massacred in the square as they stood unified for freedom.”

— Maryanne Bilham-Knight, Photographer

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