Baltimore City Wire

American Visionary Art Museum issued the following announcement on Sept. 17.

The U.S. Constitution was signed, framing our fledgling democracy with ideals adopted from the Native American Iroquois Charter (Ne Gayanashagowa) such as: freedom of religion and speech, representative government, rules of order in meetings, the idea that elected leaders are servants of the people, and a commitment to peace and mutual respect among all individuals. The charter also included the concepts of checks and balances, impeachment as a way to remove bad leaders, and a federal government run by all members of the Six Nations. #ConstitutionDay

Pictured: "Untitled, Native American woman in profile" by Christopher Haile. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of Roger and Duncan Haile. The work exhibited in our show "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" October 2009 - September 2010.

Original source can be found here.

Source: American Visionary Art Museum