Ahyouwaeghs John Brant

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Ahyouwaeghs John Brant 1794-1832

Photo by Alan L Brown - June 18, 2004

Plaque Location

The County of Brant
The Six Nations Reserve
In Ohsweken, in a park on the NW corner of Chiefswood Road and Fourth Line

Plaque Text

John Brant was born at the Mohawk Village (Brantford), the youngest son of the renowned Joseph Brant. He was educated at Ancaster and Niagara, and fought with distinction during the War of 1812. Brant devoted his life to improving the welfare of his people. He initiated the establishment of schools and from 1828 served as superintendent of the Six Nations, the first native person appointed to that post. Around 1830 his mother Catharine (Ohtowa? kéhson), clan mother of the Turtle Clan Mohawks, chose Brant to succeed Henry Tekarihogen as sachem of the Turtle Clan Mohawks, a position of great influence within the Six Nations Confederacy. Brant died of cholera in 1832.

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