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MOHAWK

The Mohawks or Agmegue are a North American Indian people, part of the Iroquois confederation, who lived in the Mohawk Valley, New York, and now live on reservations in Ontario, Quebec, and New York State, as well as among the general population. Their language belongs to the Macro-Siouan group. The English early secured their friendship, and during the French and Indian Wars they proved valuable allies of the colonists. In the American War of Independence the tribe under Brant carried on hostilities against the Americans. In 1784 the Mohawks retired to Upper Canada.
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