HIAWATHA


Popular Quotes
All Quotes
Hiawatha
© Thomas Eakins (1844–1916)
Hiawatha
  • Born:
  • Nationality: Palestinian
  • Profession: Actress
Biography

Hiawatha (/ˌhaɪ.əˈwɒθə/ HY-ə-WOTH-ə, also US: /-ˈwɔːθə/ -⁠WAW-thə: Haiëñ'wa'tha [hajẽʔwaʔtha]; 1525–1595), also known as Ayenwathaaa or Aiionwatha, was a precolonial Native American leader and co-founder of the Iroquois Confederacy. He was a leader of the Onondaga people, the Mohawk people, or both. According to some accounts, he was born an Onondaga but adopted into the Mohawks.

Related Authors
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Edmund Burke, Nelson Mandela, Colin Powell, Benjamin Disraeli, Winston Churchill