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Slide show on the life of Oronhyatekha

Author
Woodland Cultural Centre
Abstract
Oronhyatekha, baptized Peter Martin, was a Mohawk, born and raised at Six Nations. Among many accomplishments, awards, and citations, Oronhyatekha was one of the first of Native ancestry to receive a medical degree. He was also a Justice of the Peace, Consulting Physician at Tyendinaga (appointed by Sir John A. MacDonald), an Ambassador, Chief Ranger of the Independent Order of Foresters, and Chairman of the Grand Indian Council of Ontario and Quebec. But what was perhaps most remarkable about the man was not that he achieved success in the Victorian world, but that he did so with his Mohawk heritage intact. This slide show follows the remarkable life of Oronhyatekha, demonstrating how he successfully negotiated through two worlds, balancing Victorian Values to maintain his Mohawk Ideals.
Description
The Slide show is presented in both English Language and Mohawk Language versions
Date Issued
2001Publisher
Cornell University Library
Subject
Mohawk language; Iroquois nations -- politics; Iroquois nations -- culture; Canada -- 19th Century
Previously Published As
Woodland Cutural Centre
Type
presentation