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Kanien'kehá:ka

Kanien'kehá:ka proper noun: synonym of Mohawk (people).

Proper noun

Kanien'kehá:ka

  1. Synonym of Mohawk (people)
    • The determination and resilience we showed in the summer of 1990 is something we are admired for.
      Our community has forgotten that. We are respected for these qualities. As we now turn that ferocity on our own people, we not only fracture and weaken the Mohawk Nation but all the Kanien’kehá:ka...2014 November 3, Waneek Horn-Miller, Kahente Horn-Miller, “Kahnawake First Nation attacking the human rights of its citizens”, in CBC News
    • Within the past year, I’ve had the pleasure of hearing activist Ellen Gabriel speak on numerous occasions, including at Tuesday’s Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly in Montreal. I am grateful that she shares her firsthand accounts and perspectives as a Kanien’kehá:ka woman.2015 July 10, Jessica Deer, “Opinion: Looking back at the Oka Crisis and ahead to the future”, in The Montreal Gazette
    Synonyms:
    Mohawk

Synonyms of Kanien'kehá:ka

Forms of Kanien'kehá:ka

alternative OntarioKanyen'kehá:ka

Questions about Kanien'kehá:ka

What does Kanien'kehá:ka mean?
Kanien'kehá:ka means synonym of Mohawk (people).
What part of speech is Kanien'kehá:ka?
Kanien'kehá:ka is a proper noun.

Words near Kanien'kehá:ka in the dictionary

  1. kanhu
  2. Kani
  3. Kania
  4. Kanias
  5. Kanich
  6. Kanien'kehá:ka
  7. Kanien'kéha
  8. Kanienkehaka
  9. Kaniere
  10. Kanifinolhu
  11. Kanifushi

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