Kanatahséton

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"We are torn between knowing that we must act and the knowledge that doing so will lead to our destruction."

―The Kanien'kehá:ka Clan Mother speaking about the importance of protecting the village from encroaching colonists.

Kanatahséton was a Kanien'kehá:ka village that was located in the Mohawk Valley during the 18th century. It was the birthplace of the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton and was built around the area of the Grand Temple's entrance in order to keep it safe.

History

Founded by the beginning of the 18th century, the village was occupied by the Kanien'kehá:ka people, which were a part of the Iroquois Confederation. As it was built near to the ruins of the Grand Temple's entrance, Kanatahséton was used to protect the area indiscriminately. The village also held a Piece of Eden known as the Crystal Ball, which the people used to speak to Juno through a Nexus.

Villagers in Kanatahséton

The village consisted of six separate longhouses within its walls, as well as a spacious open area with log-seats and a fire. This clearing was used for skinning animals and pottery. The walls themselves had three different openings, two on the right (from the inside) and another at the front. These gates surrounded the entire village up to the water at the end. Near this lake were several canoes, presumably used for fishing purposes, and three small farm-like areas.

In 1761, during the French and Indian War, the village was burned down by George Washington and his soldiers, in order to diminish possible threat based on the Native Americans working with the French against the British Army. During this burning, Ratonhnhaké:ton's mother, Kaniehtí:io, was killed, leaving a profound desire for justice in his heart. Though Ratonhnhaké:ton left the village after it was rebuilt to pursue his Assassin training, he would return occasionally to speak with the Clan Mother, keeping in touch with his people as he tried to protect them from outside the village walls.

During the American Revolutionary War, George Washington once more planned to destroy the village, based off a lead that the Kanien'kehá:ka were working with the British in the war. Not far outside of it, he had stationed several soldiers prepared to attack. Ratonhnhaké:ton stopped the initial plans by killing the messengers, as well as restraining his own people from attacking. Following the end of the war, the village was abandoned in order to compensate for the growing colonies. In their stead, a frontiersman and two native children began to live there as the colonial cities expanded.

Trivia

• Following the migration of the Kanien'kehá:ka, two different people occasionally wandered the village; these individuals alternated as time passed.
• After Connor spoke with the frontiersman, he could always be seen sitting on the stump, though he had no opportunities for interaction with Connor.

References

• Assassin's Creed III