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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kanenstenhawi (attributed Mohawk name) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9896381 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kanenstenhawi (attributed Mohawk name) Context triple: [Eunice Williams, alsoKnownAs, Kanenstenhawi (attributed Mohawk name)]
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A.
Ganienkeh
Ganienkeh is a self-governing Mohawk community in upstate New York established as a reclaimed traditional territory emphasizing Indigenous sovereignty and cultural revival.
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B.
Maskēkowak
Maskēkowak is the endonym used by the Swampy Cree people to refer to themselves as a distinct Indigenous group of the Cree Nation in Canada.
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C.
Ratonhnhaké:ton
Ratonhnhaké:ton, also known as Connor, is the half-Mohawk, half-British protagonist of Assassin's Creed III who becomes an Assassin during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Ho-Chunk leader Winneshiek
Ho-Chunk leader Winneshiek was a prominent chief of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people whose leadership and legacy are commemorated in the naming of Winneshiek County, Iowa.
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E.
Wootonekanuske
Wootonekanuske was a Native American woman known as the wife of Metacomet (King Philip), the Wampanoag leader who led a major resistance against English colonists in 17th-century New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kanenstenhawi (attributed Mohawk name) Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Ganienkeh
Ganienkeh is a self-governing Mohawk community in upstate New York established as a reclaimed traditional territory emphasizing Indigenous sovereignty and cultural revival.
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B.
Maskēkowak
Maskēkowak is the endonym used by the Swampy Cree people to refer to themselves as a distinct Indigenous group of the Cree Nation in Canada.
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C.
Ratonhnhaké:ton
Ratonhnhaké:ton, also known as Connor, is the half-Mohawk, half-British protagonist of Assassin's Creed III who becomes an Assassin during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Ho-Chunk leader Winneshiek
Ho-Chunk leader Winneshiek was a prominent chief of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people whose leadership and legacy are commemorated in the naming of Winneshiek County, Iowa.
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E.
Wootonekanuske
Wootonekanuske was a Native American woman known as the wife of Metacomet (King Philip), the Wampanoag leader who led a major resistance against English colonists in 17th-century New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
ⓘ
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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Subject: Kanenstenhawi (attributed Mohawk name) Description of subject: 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.
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