space.menu

__The Mohawk Tribe__

Who are these people we call the Mohawks?Every Fall, the Mohawks held a celebration to give thanks for a wonderful harvest.At the celebration, it included dancing, games, and lots of feasting.The name Mohawk meant "keepers of the eastern door".Back in the 1600's, the Mohawk mantained to gather weapons from the Europeans. Mohawks usually fought the Algonquian-speaking tribes.By the late 1600's, the Mohawk moved to Canada to build villiges near the St. Lawrence river.When it was time to fight at war, the Mohawks would team-up with the British.After war, the yakon:kwe Mohawks that were left behind had move to Canada with the others to heal the wounded ron:kwe Mohawks.Some Mohawks still live to this very day in various parts of the United States.