Lisa 130 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 FYI Kateri Tekakwitha a Mohawk woman of the 17th century, also known as Lily of the Mohawks has been cannonized as the first Native American woman to become a Saint in the United States.Her shrine can be found on holy grounds in Fonda, New York. I love her name. If I had a female AID I'd call her Teka in honor of Lily of the Mohawks. I just love historical info. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Denise E. 1,485 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Just read yesterday was her Patron day. She is Patron of ecology, people who work with nature and work to preserve the natural and human environments ... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Chinatola 927 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 How totally cool! Link to post Share on other sites
Lisa 130 Posted July 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Her history is so interesting. She only lived to the age of 24, but accomplished so much in her young life. Link to post Share on other sites
Sherab 2,337 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Cool. Hadn't heard of her but now I have. http://kateritekakwitha.net/kahnawake/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Lisa 130 Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I wish I lived closer so I could visit the area. Link to post Share on other sites
miz molly 1,800 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Awesome. I would love to read more First Nation history here...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mommom 371 Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Short article this morning on cnn.com about a photo series a Native American lady is doing, travelling the country with the goal of taking pictures of members of all 562 (the number has since risen to 566) tribes. Neat little read if interested... http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/30/living/contemporary-native-american-images/index.html?hpt=hp_bn11 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lisa 130 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Okay, so awhile back I reported about Kateri the first Native American saint. I just read that they are making a movie about her life. It comes out this fall, should be an interesting film. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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