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Word: iroquoist (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1961-1961
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Fasting on Sunday. She was born 304 years ago in the Iroquoist village of Ossernenon, now Auriesville, N.Y. Her father, Kenheronkwa, was a Mohawk chief, her mother, Kahenta, an Algonquin whom the Mohawks had taken captive. Smallpox killed both her parents and left four-year-old Tekakwitha ("One who puts things in order") badly scarred and weakened for life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Lily of the Mohawks | 1/27/1961 | See Source »

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