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[[File:AC3 CA SP 15 MohawkVillage.jpg|thumb|250px|A Mohawk village.]] | [[File:AC3 CA SP 15 MohawkVillage.jpg|thumb|250px|A Mohawk village.]] | ||
The '''Mohawk''' | The '''Mohawk''' are a tribe of Native Americans originally found in upstate [[New York]]. At least one of their members, [[Connor Kenway]], joined the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], the Mohawk sided with the [[British Army|British]], and helped fight the [[United States|Americans]]. After the war, most of the tribe migrated up into {{wiki|Canada}}. | During the [[American Revolutionary War]], most of the Mohawk sided with the [[British Army|British]], and helped fight the [[United States|Americans]]. After the war, most of the tribe migrated up into {{wiki|Canada}}. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name Mohawk – meaning "man-eaters" – was given to them by their rival tribe, the {{Wiki|Algonquian peoples|Algonquians}}. It is unknown if they were a cannibal culture, or if the name referred to their alleged ferocity in battle. | *The name Mohawk – meaning "man-eaters" – was given to them by their rival tribe, the {{Wiki|Algonquian peoples|Algonquians}}. It is unknown if they were a cannibal culture, or if the name referred to their alleged ferocity in battle. The Mohawk refer to themselves as Kanien'keha:ka, or "keepers of the Eastern door". | ||
*The Mohawk were one of the nations of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois_League Iroquois Confederacy], the most powerful Native American alliance in eastern North America. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Mohawk are a tribe of Native Americans originally found in upstate New York. At least one of their members, Connor Kenway, joined the Assassin Order.[1]
During the American Revolutionary War, most of the Mohawk sided with the British, and helped fight the Americans. After the war, most of the tribe migrated up into Canada.
Trivia
- The name Mohawk – meaning "man-eaters" – was given to them by their rival tribe, the Algonquians. It is unknown if they were a cannibal culture, or if the name referred to their alleged ferocity in battle. The Mohawk refer to themselves as Kanien'keha:ka, or "keepers of the Eastern door".
- The Mohawk were one of the nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, the most powerful Native American alliance in eastern North America.
References