How a Black Abenaki man shaped U.S. history, and Akwesasne’s

Atiatoharongwen was born in present-day Schuylerville, N.Y., in 1740 to a Black father and Abenaki mother. During these years, the land was not yet named Canada or the United States of America, but …Atiatoharongwen was born in present-day Schuylerville, N.Y., in 1740 to a Black father and Abenaki mother. During these years, the land was not yet named Canada or the United States of America, but …