Mohawk people

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The Mohawk people are an Indigenous nation of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy traditionally inhabiting areas of what are now upstate New York and southeastern Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations people
Haudenosaunee nation
Indigenous people
Iroquoian-speaking people
capitalSettlement Kahnawà:ke
contemporaryOccupation High steel construction work
country Canada
United States
culturalPractice Clan mother system
Longhouse governance
ethnonym Kanienʼkehá꞉ka
linked to: Mohawk

Mohawk
historicalAllegiance British Empire
Loyalists during the American Revolutionary War
United Kingdom
language Mohawk language
languageFamily Iroquoian languages
majorCommunity Akwesasne
Ganienkeh
Kahnawà:ke
Kanesatake
Six Nations of the Grand River
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
Wahta Mohawk Territory
nativeName Kanienʼkehá꞉ka
linked to: Mohawk
nativeNameMeaning People of the Flint
notablePerson Deskaheh
Jay Silverheels
Joseph Brant
Kateri Tekakwitha
Robbie Robertson
Thayendanegea
linked to: Joseph Brant
partOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy
linked to: Haudenosaunee

Iroquois Confederacy
recognizedAs First Nation in Canada
Native American tribe in the United States
religion Christianity
Longhouse religion
roleInConfederacy Easternmost nation of the Haudenosaunee
socialOrganization Matrilineal clans
traditionalEconomy Agriculture
Fur trade
Hunting
traditionalTerritory Lake Ontario region
linked to: Great Lakes region

Mohawk Valley
Southeastern Canada
St. Lawrence River valley
Upstate New York
traditionalTitle Keepers of the Eastern Door
treaty Covenant Chain
Haldimand Proclamation
Two Row Wampum

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Mohawk River namedAfter Mohawk people
Fort Orange associatedWithPeople Mohawk people
Iroquois Confederacy composedOf Mohawk nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Iroquois Confederacy originallyConsistedOf Mohawk nation
linked to: Mohawk people
King William's War belligerent Mohawk people
Mohawk Valley historicallyInhabitedBy Mohawk people
Mohawk language spokenBy Mohawk people
Council of Chiefs (Mohawk) ethnicGroupOf Mohawk people
subject linked to: council of chiefs
Kahnawà:ke partOf Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Ganienkeh foundedBy Mohawk people
Ganienkeh relatedTo Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Akwesasne partOf Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Akwesasne hasEthnicGroup Mohawk people
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory partOf Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory hasTraditionalAffiliation Kanyen’kehà:ka (Mohawk) people
linked to: Mohawk people
Wahta Mohawk Territory people Wahta Mohawks
linked to: Mohawk people
Deerfield Massacre belligerent Kanienʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk) of mission villages near Montreal
linked to: Mohawk people
Santee Smith indigenousNation Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Pocumtuck people neighboringGroup Mohawk people
Oneida Nation relatedGroup Mohawk Nation
subject linked to: Oneida nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Onondaga nation relatedGroup Mohawk nation
linked to: Mohawk people
People of the Flint refersTo Mohawk people
People of the Flint isUsedBy Mohawk people
People of the Flint isEndonymFor Mohawk people
Keepers of the Eastern Door refersTo Mohawk people
Keepers of the Eastern Door appliesTo Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Keepers of the Eastern Door usedBy Mohawk communities
linked to: Mohawk people
Keepers of the Eastern Door hasParticularPeople Kanienʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk) people
linked to: Mohawk people
Haldimand Proclamation grantsTo Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Two Row Wampum associatedPeople Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Kanesatake people Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Cayuga Nation relatedEthnicGroup Mohawk Nation
subject linked to: Cayuga nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Eunice Williams capturedBy Mohawk people
Eunice Williams ethnicGroup Kahnawake Mohawk
linked to: Mohawk people
Joseph Brant memberOf Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Iroquoian peoples includes Mohawk people
John Norton militaryAllegiance Mohawk people
John Norton associatedWith Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Mingo people relatedEthnicGroup Mohawk people
Schenectady Mohawks teamNickname Mohawks
linked to: Mohawk people
Treaty of Canandaigua signatory Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Kateri School languageCommunityServed Mohawk people
Karihwanoron Mohawk Immersion program servesCommunity Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people
Karihwanoron Mohawk Immersion program ethnolinguisticGroup Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk)
linked to: Mohawk people