Kanien’kehá:ka
Mohawk
Literal: People of the place of flint (Quartz)
Literal: People of the shards of light
Literal: people of the crystal (Herkimer Diamonds)
Literal: people of the ice
Literal: Flint People
Literal: Flint Person
Literal: keepers of the eastern door
Alternative: Tehatirihó:ken (Council Name)
literal: They are named that because of Tekarihó:ken. He was seen as a great Mohawk when the confederacy was formed.
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Category: Dictionary, English, M, Mohawk, K, People
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