Mohawk People

Ancestral Homeland: Mohawk River to St. Lawrence River

Tribal Headquarters
One of the Six Nations of Iroquois

Brief Timeline
1560-1570: Inter-tribal conflicts over animal pelts for fur trade known as the Beaver Wars led to the establishing of Iroquois Confederacy by Deganawida, "the Peace Maker."

1776: Mohawk fight with the British; Mohawk leader, Thayendanega or Joseph Brant

1783: At the end of the Revolutionary War Chief Joseph Brant resettled his followers to land allotted to them in Ontario, Canada 1784: Treaty 1789: Treaty 1794: Treaty 1797: Treaty

Reservations
Mohawk Indian Reservation - New York

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Mohawk tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Treaties

 * 1784 with the Six Nations
 * 1789 with the Six Nations
 * 1794 with the Six Nations
 * 1797

Important Websites

 * The Constitution of the Iroquois Nathions