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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 '''(borrowed from the Narraganset word 'mohowauuck') were a tribe of Native Americans found in upstate [[New York]]. They | The '''Mohawk '''(borrowed from the Narraganset word 'mohowauuck') were a tribe of Native Americans found in upstate [[New York]]. They called themselves the '''Kanien'keha:ka '''("People of the Place of the Flint").<ref name="Wikipedia">{{Wiki|Mohawk people|''Wikipedia:'' Mohawk people}}</ref> At least one of their members, [[Connor Kenway]], joined the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]].<ref name="GameInformer">''GameInfomer'' April 2012 issue: ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], due to unsettled conflicts with settlers encroaching into the Mohawk Valley, and outstanding treaty obligations to the British Crown, the Mohawk fought against the [[United States]].<ref name="Wikipedia"/> | During the [[American Revolutionary War]], due to unsettled conflicts with settlers encroaching into the Mohawk Valley, and outstanding treaty obligations to the British Crown, the Mohawk fought against the [[United States]].<ref name="Wikipedia"/> | ||
Revision as of 23:20, 13 September 2012

The Mohawk (borrowed from the Narraganset word 'mohowauuck') were a tribe of Native Americans found in upstate New York. They called themselves the Kanien'keha:ka ("People of the Place of the Flint").[1] At least one of their members, Connor Kenway, joined the Assassin Order.[2]
During the American Revolutionary War, due to unsettled conflicts with settlers encroaching into the Mohawk Valley, and outstanding treaty obligations to the British Crown, the Mohawk fought against the United States.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: Mohawk people
- ↑ GameInfomer April 2012 issue: Assassin's Creed III