The Mohawk Indians originally came from northeastern North America, specifically Mohawk Valley in present-day upstate New York, around area of Albany and Mohawk River, part of Iroquois homeland, with origins as part of Haudenosaunee Confederacy formation around 1142. Mohawk Indians, Kanien'keha:ka meaning People of the Flint, originally inhabited Mohawk Valley in New York, with territory extending from Hudson River to St. Lawrence River, including Adirondacks and parts of Quebec and Ontario, as Keepers of Eastern Door of Haudenosaunee or Iroquois Confederacy, which was founded by Hiawatha and Deganawida. Mohawks are Iroquoian-speaking people with origins in Owasco culture around 1000 AD, developing into distinct Mohawk culture by 14th century. Oral history says Mohawks came from that area since time immemorial, with no migration from elsewhere, as Indigenous peoples of Northeast. After American Revolution, many Mohawks moved to Canada to reserves like Kahnawake, Kanesatake, Akwesasne, and Tyendinaga. So Mohawk Indians originally from Mohawk Valley New York, part of Iroquois homeland in Northeast North America, with ancient presence in that region for thousands of years as Indigenous peoples.
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