Author Topic: Kahnawake/Caughnawaga indians (Read 10935 times)

Huron34 · « **on:** July 13, 2015, 11:37:21 AM »

A little of history:
At about the 1700s, french manage to create 7 called missions: Seven nation of canada or the Seven Fires of Caughnawaga, managed by Mohawk converted to the christianity (most of these mohawks, were former (old) hurons adopted by the iroquois, after the beaver war)!
Menbers included
1- Kahnawake (in indian), Caughnawaga (in english), sault Saint Louis (in french), indians are Mohawks,
2- Akwesasme (in indian), Saint régis (in french), indians are Mohawks,
3- Kanesatake (in indian), Lake of the two mountains (in english/in french too), indians are Mohawks, Algonkin and Nipissing
4- Oswagatchie (in indian/in english), indians are Onondaga and Oneida,
5- Lorette (in french), indians are Hurons,
6- Odanak (in indian) Saint françois (in french), indians are Sokoki, Penacook, New England Algonkin,
7- Wôlinak (in indian), Bécancour (in french), indians are eastern Abenaki (Penobscot, kennebec, Pigwacket)
See carte
In front of the significant number of indians Mohawks, I decided to represent indians of Kahnawake. But no much information exist.
Well, after research:
For the clothes, peculiarities of iroquois will be applied (look the guide of paint "Galloping Majors"), but also black (trade), for leggings and mocassins.
For breechclout, blue color most of the time seen (Le Clerq and Jésuites)
Beer's teeth, claws, bird bones, beaks, beads of schells ands carved bones were used to make necklaces, bracelets and earings.Armbands, gorgets were crafted of silver too (trade).
Hairstyles, men shaved their heads leaving a scalplock in the back, somme men also chose to leave their hair natural and decorate it with feather, but other too with influence of the present algonkian tribes.
For war paints, black and red colors of Mohawks, but white also (influence, of the present algonkian tribes). often the white in place of black, in the initial schemas of iroquois paint. Red are vermillion (trade), dixit : Charlevoix, Le Clerq and the Jésuites.

Huron34 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2015, 11:38:56 AM »

the map

Huron34 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 13, 2015, 11:39:56 AM »

accesoiries

Huron34 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 13, 2015, 11:40:32 AM »

mocassins

Huron34 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 13, 2015, 11:43:09 AM »

My first Kahnawake indians (paint schem Mohawks) most white

Malamute · « **Reply #5 on:** July 13, 2015, 12:08:13 PM »

Great stuff

Atheling · « **Reply #6 on:** July 13, 2015, 12:10:46 PM »

I love it when a project is properly researched- I take my hat (or should that be scalp?) off to you.

Darrell.

Huron34 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 13, 2015, 02:26:35 PM »

And with whitein place of black

Galloping Major · « **Reply #8 on:** July 13, 2015, 05:31:21 PM »

Nice project, I've always found the Caughnawaga interesting, but as you say, information about their appearance is scant. I too prefer to refer to them as Caughnawaga, "French allied Mohawk" is a (deliberately in some cases?) confusing term for those mostly Mohawk Iroquois who "defected" to the French colonies after being converted to Catholicism by the Jesuits, leading eventually to that interesting situation on the Monongahela where they came face-to-face with the British-allied Mohawk. Lovely work Huron34, very commendable

www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

Huron34 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 14, 2015, 07:49:24 AM »

Thank you for everything!
Yes these indians are best known as the Cauhgnawaga Mohawks in englih literature...

Here are my last two figures:
"My chief", hat and yellow ribbonswork around the leggings (trade in the missions)
last warrior, influence of the present Algonkin tribes for the Hairs and the war paint (all black like Mohawk, and nose and eyes turn red some Algonkins or maritime Abénaki)

mikedemana · « **Reply #10 on:** July 15, 2015, 04:00:24 AM »

Let me add my praise to both your research and your painting. I honestly think that research and the pleasure of learning new things about a period you're interested in is one of the things I love most about historical miniatures. I have been doing tons of research for my work on the upcoming campaign for my rules covering the Beaver Wars. And it is every bit as fun as painting or gaming, in my opinion. Of course, I'm a history teacher...so, I guess it is par for the course!

You are much more brave than I am on your warpaint. I tend to make mine more subdued. Although I do have one similar to your half red, half black on the painting table right now. That is my favorite of your figures -- he looks awesome!!!

Thanks again for sharing your research with us...

Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com

Huron34 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 15, 2015, 08:15:43 AM »

With pleasure!

Black Burt · « **Reply #12 on:** July 15, 2015, 09:14:58 AM »

Great stuff, I've have been dilly dallying about the warpaint on my Indians but your article has encouraged me to get on with it.
I will borrow (steal) some of your ideas for painting my Indians

I must decorate some of the clothing etc. more as well.
Thanks for posting, keep it up I want some more ideas to steal.

Huron34 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 15, 2015, 05:30:54 PM »

Thank you for your encouragements!

I finish my diorama with my"Caughnawaga" and later I am interested in indian Ottawa.
For my researches and to make my diorama, I need between 8 month in one year!

To decrease the expectation, I shall deliver you in real time the result of my researches and their applied on figurines.

Thanks

Malamute · « **Reply #14 on:** July 15, 2015, 06:41:24 PM »

Great stuff.

Interested to see what the Ottawa Warpaint looks like.

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