Mohawk Nation

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-Part of the Iroquois Confederacy.
-When New Netherlands was born he originally traded with Mohigan, but Mohawk defeated and chased Mohigan away. From then on he had a monopoly on the fur trade with the Dutch and wouldn't let the other Indian Nations talk to New Netherlands.
-New Netherlands and Mohawk always had good relations. Even their few conflicts were relatively peaceful in comparison to the British colonies. (Look up the Covenant Chain)
-Mohawk wouldn't fight New Netherlands even during the Keift and Esopus Wars.
-When Pequot's people ran to him for protection after Connecticut killed their nation, Mohawk refused to give them refuge and instead killed them and the remaining chief.
-Found a note that Mohawk went to war with Pequot in 1651 but need to check this... The source might be confusing Pequot with Mohegan?
-In 1666, Mohawk was attacked by the Quebec and the condition for peace was for him to accept her missionaries. The Missionaries convenced his sibling, Kahnawake, to move to Quebec.
-When New Netherlands was taken over by England, Mohawk decided to become England's ally so he could remain friends with New Netherlands/New York.
-During King Philip's War, Mohawk remained loyal to New York and wound up helping the English/New Englanders by attacking Wampanoag's people who lived nearby.
-Around the time of the French and Indian War, New York and Mohawk were having trouble (New York swindled him out of his land. Not sure which specific "purchase" this was yet) and there was a failure in deplomacy so England decided to take over Indian relations personally from there on out. (British Indian Department 1755)
-Mohawk fought against America and the colonies during the Revolutionary War in part because of the same issues that broke his friendship with New York and because of the resulting peace treaties he'd made with England when he took over negotiations.
-After the Revolutionary War, Mohawk moved westward and into Canada. During the War of 1812 he'd fight against the U.S. and side with Canada.
-Mohawk has homes in New York, Quebec and Ontario. He's allowed to freely cross international borders according to the 1794 Jay Treaty.
-Lately he's gotten in trouble for supposedly smuggling items. He denies it's true and blames America and Canada for having smuggling issues across their entire border. New York has threatened a few times to collect sales tax from him on gasoline and cigaretts from Mohawk, but he doesn't honestly want to and probably never will. It's kind of a half-hearted threat.
Category:Indian Nations