The indigenous peoples in this land were divided into a number of nations, which ethnologists classify on the basis of cultural and linguistic characteristics. Painting by Ron Volstad (Department of National Defence). This warrior is depicted as he may have appeared at Crysler’s Farm. Their most prominent service was rendered at the battle for Crysler’s Farm in November, 1813 where they played a role disproportional of their numbers. The warriors from the small Mohawk community at Tyendinaga near Kingston, although few in numbers, participated in much fighting during the War of 1812, seeing action at Sacketts Harbor and in the Niagara peninsula in 1813. Mohawk Warrior from Tyendinaga, Autumn 1813
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