Mohawk people
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The Mohawk, also known by their own name, Kanien'keháka, are an Indigenous people of North America and the easternmost nation of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy.
Painting of Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant, by Gilbert Stuart (1786)
Kanienʼkehá꞉ka dancer at a powwow in 2015
Contemporary Quebec Kanienʼkehá꞉ka person performing a hoop dance at Wikimania 2017
Teyoninhokovrawen (John Norton) played a prominent role in the War of 1812, leading Haudenosaunee warriors from Grand River into battle against Americans. Norton was part Cherokee and part Scottish.
Mohawk language
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Mohawk or Kanienʼkéha is an Iroquoian language currently spoken by around 3,500 people of the Mohawk nation, located primarily in current or former Haudenosaunee territories, predominantly in Canada,
Mohawk people
…Canadian Indian Act have contributed to a rise in considerable internal conflict within the reserves and communities since the late 20th century. The Mohawk language, or its native name, Kanien'kéha, is a Northern Iroquoian language. Like many other Indigenous languages of the Americas, Mohawk is a polysynthetic…
Current distribution of Mohawk speakers in the United States
Mohawk language stop sign
Plaque in English, Mohawk, and French describing the Grand River. Plaque located in Galt, Cambridge, Ontario
A warning sign in Mohawk