Kanenstenhawi (attributed Mohawk name)
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Kanenstenhawi is the Mohawk name traditionally attributed to Eunice Williams, a colonial New England girl captured in the 1704 Deerfield raid who was adopted into Mohawk society and remained there for the rest of her life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanenstenhawi | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
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person ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Eunice Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBirthName | Eunice Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | children in Mohawk community ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfCitizenship | Mohawk Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulture | Mohawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Kanienʼkehá꞉ka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mohawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | John Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Kanenstenhawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | Queen Anne's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Mohawk language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLifeEvent |
baptized and raised in Catholic Mohawk mission community
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met her New England relatives as an adult but chose to remain Mohawk ⓘ taken from Deerfield, Massachusetts, to mission villages near Montreal ⓘ |
| hasMother | Eunice Mather Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameStatus | name form and spelling vary in historical sources ⓘ |
| hasNameUsage | Kanenstenhawi is a traditionally attributed Mohawk name NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFor |
cross-cultural life between English colonial and Mohawk societies
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remaining with Mohawk community after captivity ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfOrigin | Deerfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Mohawk man (name uncertain in English records) ⓘ |
| isCentralFigureIn |
Anglo-American and Mohawk cultural contact history
ⓘ
studies of captivity and adoption among Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
captivity narratives about Deerfield
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story of the 1704 Deerfield raid ⓘ |
| livedDuring | 18th century ⓘ |
| maintainedTiesWith | Mohawk kin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refusedToReturnTo | New England family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spentRestOfLifeIn | Mohawk community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visited | New England relatives ⓘ |
| wasAdoptedBy | Mohawk family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAdoptedInto | Mohawk society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCapturedBy | French and Indigenous raiders ⓘ |
| wasCapturedIn | Raid on Deerfield (1704) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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