“The Tree of Peace is an important symbol of peace in Iroquois tradition and in the historical record of diplomacy between the Iroquois and Westerners,” says author and American anthropologist AC Parker in the book ‘Certain Iroquois Tree Myths and Symbols. “Weapons would be buried under a tree to seal a peace agreement. A tree might even be uprooted to create a cavity for the weapons. The replanted tree on top would become a tree of peace.” The proliferation and long lives of the pine trees repr