Kanen'tó:kon
Kanen'tó:kon (1756 - 1778) was a member of the Mohawk tribe and a close childhood friend of Ratonhnhaké:ton. Though he initially advocated for the Mohawks to remain neutral in the American Revolutionary War, he and several other Mohawk warriors later began to believe that they could protect the tribe by siding with the British. He was manipulated by Charles Lee into believing that Ratonhnhake:ton had joined George Washington in a campaign against the Mohawk people, prompting him to attack his former friend when he tried to intervene in a Mohawk ambush on colonial soldiers. Pinned to the ground and vulnerable to a lethal blow, Ratonhnhake:ton was forced to stab Kanen'to:kon in the neck with his Hidden Blade, killing him.
Biography
Kanen'to:kon is Ratonhnhake:ton's oldest and closest friend. Both came from the Mohawk tribe and the two grew up together from an early age. Kanen'to:kon always looked up to Ratonhnhake:ton and learned how to climb and hunt animals from him.
However, when the Revolutionary War started, Ratonhnhake:ton and Kanen'to:kon grew apart and had different views on the war. Whereas Ratonhnhake:ton sided with the Patriots; Kanen'to:kon and many other Mohawk soldiers believed that they could protect their tribe by siding with the British Loyalists.
After finding out from his father and George Washington that the Patriots were going to attack the Mohawks for siding with the British, Ratonhnhake:ton rode back to his tribe. He found that Charles Lee had told his tribe that Ratonhnhake:ton had joined a campaign to kill the Mohawk people. After stopping other Mohawk soldiers from attacking the Patriots, Ratonhnhake:ton was threatened and pinned down by Kanen'to:kon. Ratonhnhake:ton had no other choice but to stab Kanen'to:kon in the throat with the Hidden Blade. Before dying, Kanen'to:kon tells Ratonhnhake:ton that Charles Lee told the British Loyalists about the Patriots' plans, hoping that they will kill the Patriots and be safe under the Crown's protection.
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