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Mohawk History & Genealogy
My ninth great-grandmother, Ots-Toch or Alstock, who was born circa 1620 in the Mohawk village of Canajoharie, New
York, was the reason for my delving into the culture and traditions of the Mohawk nation. Ots-Toch married a Dutch settler,
Cornelis Van Slyke, but never left the Mohawk village. I became intrigued with her story and wanted to know more about her
heritage and mine. Brian Brown generously shared his own research, much of which you can read on these pages.
Government
The Mohawk (Kanien'kehaka) were one of the tribes within the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy . The names of Mohawk sachems, or chiefs, were traditional and were passed down from generation to generation within the same matrilineal family. There were three clans with three sachems each:
From the Turtle Clan:
- Dekarihokenh
- Ayonhwathah (Hiawatha)
- Shadekariwadeh
From the Wolf Clan:
- Sharenhowaneh
- Deyoenhegwenh
- Orenregowah
From the Bear Clan:
- Dehennakarineh
- Rastawenseronthah
- Shoskoarowaneh
The spelling of the nine chiefs' names of course, varies a lot from one
translation to another. The Mohawk lords were the heads and leaders of the original Five Nations (now Six) and no council was considered legal unless all the Mohawk lords were present.
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 The Van Slyke Family in America A Genealogy of Cornelise Antonissen Van Slyke, 1604-1676 and his Mohawk Wife Ots-Toch, including the story of Jacques Hertel, 1603-1651, Father of Ots-Toch and Interpreter to Samuel de Champlain
Native American Collection includes Ratified Indian Treaties dating back to 1722; Indian Census Rolls – featuring personal information including age, place of residence and degree of Indian blood; The Guion Miller Roll – Cherokee genealogical research; Dawes Packets – containing original applications for tribal enrollments
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