English/Iroquois Questions

1a. Who plants and names the Tree of the Great Peace with Dekanawidah?
The Five Nations confederate lords.

1b. What is the purpose of the meeting at which Dekanawidah speaks? Why do you think oratory skills were prized by the Iroquois?
He is welcoming a new lord into the Confederacy and granting him good luck with his future rulings, hoping that he helps govern the Five Nations with the interest of the people in mind at all times. 

2a. To whom is Dekanawidah Speaking? Who is Adodarhoh?
To Adodarhoh and the cousin lords who are the lords that have been chosen belonging to other tribes.

2b. Why do you think Dekanawidah refers to the assembled lords as cousins? Are they literally related to one another?
Because they have not been with each other for very long and they belong to different tribes. They are not literally related, besides people within one tribe perhaps, but an Oneida and a Mohawk will be confederate cousins with no blood relation whatsoever.

3a. How does a candidate lord show his pledge to the council? What does this offering symbolize?
He must fashion a wampum which is (I think) a necklace-like object made of intricate shells that might symbolize something or tell a story. He must make this and present it to the council and hold it in his hand and recite a pledge.

3b. According to the constitution, what qualities should a leader have? What qualities should a leader put aside?
Everything that should be held by a leader so that his judgement isn't clouded by bad feelings. Qualities such as calmness, thinking about the future generations, 'thick skin', patience, and a good heart were prized and expected amongst council members. Things such as rage, fury, selfish thinking, and poor judgement are things that were looked down upon. 

4a. In what ways does this excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution incorporate nature in the rituals it describes?
The whole tree and it's being used a figure/object that brings every tribe in the League together in unity, protecting them and bringing them peace. Furthermore, the eagle atop the tree is another symbol of nature and protection along with the white roots that branch out in the directions of the other tribes.

4b. What does this selection reveal about the relationship the Native Americans of the Five Nations had with nature?
They respected nature very heavily. It guided them, protected them, and united them under one league so they could become a giant, powerful nation.

5a. In your opinion, are the values and moral code described in the Iroquois Constitution appropriate for the members and leaders of a government? Explain, using examples from the text.
Well, of course. The council members are told to think selflessly, and any ruling figure or group in charge of a people should hold the best interests of said people in highest regard. There isn't really anything described in the constitution that I would complain any government having.