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Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory File
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Mohawk poems

File contains a typescript poem entitled "Peace to the Nations and Praise to the Lord" by Teressa Brant. Also contains a manuscript poem composed by an unidentified Mohawk woman for Reverend Cyrus Allison, a pioneer Methodist missionary to the Mohawk of Tyendinaga. The name Gertrude F. Clarke was associated with this item by Gerry Boyce.

Deserontyou, Captain John

File contains a printed bulletin of the Departments of History and Political and Economic Science, Queen's University, entitled "Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto" by M. Eleanor Herrington. The bulletin was published in 1921 and recounts the history of the early settlement of Tyendinaga. Also contains a letter to the editor of the Ontario Intelligencer explaining the origins of Captain John Deseronto [Deserontyou's] name.

Herrington, Margaret Eleanor

File of research materials relating to First Nations in Eastern Ontario

  • CA ON00156 2016-100
  • File
  • 2016

Outline of Professor Donald B. Smith's forthcoming book The Blind Spot: Canada and the "Indians" in Canada's First Century. A Study of non-Indigenous Canadians' perspectives on the First Nations from 1867 to the White Paper of 1969, with copies of some research materials including:

  • 'The Indian in "the Great" Canadian Society: A Newspaper Series on People of Tyendinaga': series of articles in the Kingston Whig Standard, February 22nd to 27th, 1965
  • 'As A Teacher On The Reserve She Came To Know The Indians': photocopied article from the Napanee Beaver of October 12th, 1966 by Celia File

Smith, Donald B.

Molly Brant

File contains a newspaper article concerning the life of Molly Brant, sister of Thayendanegea [Joseph Brant]. Also contains a newspaper article on the Mohawk settlement of Tyendinaga and its history to 1960.

Forester's Island 1904

The file contains a photocopy of an article taken from The Mohawk Drummer, Spring 2004 issue, titled Forester's Island in 1904 about the dedication ceremony held August 27, 1904 for the Forester's Orphanage on the Island the work of Dr. Oronhyatekha.

Mohawk Chief Earl Brant, 1967

File contains a newspaper clipping about Chief John R. Brant being re-elected as chief in 1966 and Carl E. Brant, Ross Brant, and Earl Hill being elected to Reserve Council. There is also information about a chain being donated to Zone F.3, Royal Canadian Legion by the Mohawk Comrades of Branch 280 in honour of the new Zone Commander Earl J. Brant.

Mohawk Articles 1965

File contains miscellaneous newspaper articles from the Kingston Whig-Standard about the Tyendinaga Indian Reserve, such as an article about former Chief Melville Hill, Bill Brant joining the RCMP, interviews with MP Robert Temple about the Reserve, farming, Chief John Brant being elected, etc.

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