Mohawk nation

| The "Oka Crisis" often brings to mind the often published, somewhat famous image of the Mohawk warrior whose face is covered with a bandana, dressed head to toe in camouflage equipped with a large gun on his back, nose to nose with a military soldier. It is an image that is used to symbolize the sense of tension that existed far preceding the 78 day standoff. Not only was there tension between the Mohawk people and the

In 1949 the Trans-Canada Highway Act was passed by Canada’s Parliament. The Act allowed for the building of a national highway with costs divided between the Federal Government and each provincial government. Construction of the highway began the year after the passing of the Trans-Canada Highway Act, 1950. Seven years after starting construction Saskatchewan finished its section, becoming the first province to do so. The entire highway was not completed until 1971, but Prime Minister John Diefenbaker

Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 to an Algonquian mother and Mohawk father. Tekakwitha was the name given by her Mohawk people. It translates to "she who bumps into things." She was born in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon west of present-day Auriesville, New York. She was the daughter of Kenneronkwa, a Mohawk chief, and Tagaskouita, an Algonquin woman. Mohawk warriors recaptured Tagaskouita after she was baptized Roman Catholic and educated by French missionaries east of Montreal, eventually marrying

Relations with the British effected the Mohawk in many ways but, in order to understand how it affects them. One must understand their lives and culture before they had any European contact at all. POLITICS: The Mohawk also know as the Kanien'kehá:ka people were northeastern natives that were part of a Confederacy know as the Iroquois Confederacy. The Iroquois Confederacy also known as the Haudenosaunee was a peace agreement and alliance between five different tribes (six after 1722) that spoke

called by them the “Lily of the Mohawks,” was born at Ossernenon (now Auriesville, New York) in 1656. Her mother, Tagaskouita, was an Alqonquin native American and a Christian. Her father, Kenneronkwa, was a Mohawk chief and followed traditional native practices. She received her given name of “Tekakwitha” (which means “she who bumps into things”) after a bout with smallpox when she was four damaged her eyesight and scarred her face. The epidemic ravaged the Mohawk population around Ossernon until

for the narrative history book, Unredeemed Captive, on a day in late February of 1704, the town known as Deerfield, Massachusetts was raided by Mohawk Indians. They captured and killed many individuals as well as families, then sent them on approximately a two-month long and snowy journey to Canada. One family in particular was a prime target of the Mohawks. John Williams, the Reverend of Deerfield, was married with five children. He and his family were targeted because of his value and importance

actually do a disservice by not being completely accurate. In reality, according to Greer, Catherine was much more involved in her Mohawk community. This is an aspect where Greer’s account shines. He argues that the idea of Tekakwitha having the behaviour of an outcast seems “implausible” due to conflicting reports from many other Europeans (32). Women in the Mohawk community were “regard[ed] as the principal support of their families” but Greer goes on to explain that in earlier accounts, the Jesuits

established by Hiwatha and Deganwidah, leaders of the Mohawk tribe. The year in which the Iroquois League was established is debatable, however historians have estimated that it was established sometime between A.D. 1000 and 1450. The Iroquois League were composed of five principal nations; Mohawk, Onondaga, Seneca, Oneida and Cayuga. When the Iroquois League came together, they created The Great Law of Peace, a constitution that would oversee the five nations. The uniqueness of

The night of February 28, 1704 marks the surprise attack performed by the Mohawk Indians on the Deerfield, Massachusetts’s community. This sets the stage for the events that follow in the novel Unredeemed Captive by the Yale historian named John Demos. The Mohawk Indians captured and killed many individuals as well as families, and then proceeded to send them on a two-month long journey from Massachusetts to Canada. The journey claimed the lives of many as a result of the harsh winter’s traveling

police, the Canadian armed forces and the Mohawk people.1 The stand that the Mohawk people took in the town of Oka became a major revelation for the aboriginal people spreading awareness of aboriginal rights across Canada. This paper is divided into four sections. First, I will introduce