Database: Fire in her Eyes

KANATAHSÉTON // BRITISH AMERICA // 1731

Kaniehtí:io was born into the Kanien'kehá:ka people who were living on the frontier lands outside of Boston during the French and Indian War. As the daughter of the Clan Mother she was groomed for leadership.

However, Kaniehti:io could not obey the will of her clan chiefs, who wanted to stay neutral and silent during the growing tensions between the English and French colonists who surrounded her people.

She began to fight back against the incursions on her land and sought out allies wherever she could find them.