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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''' 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>
The '''Mohawk''' were a tribe of Native Americans 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]], 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}}.
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}}.


==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 Mohawk refer to themselves as Kanien'keha:ka, or "keepers of the Eastern door".
*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 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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A Mohawk village.

The Mohawk were a tribe of Native Americans found in upstate New York. At least one of their members, Connor Kenway, joined the Assassin Order.[1]

During the American Revolutionary War, 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.

References