Tionontatatie

Tionontatatie is the Mohawk River, whose valley runs eastward through the lands of the Kanien'kehá:ka to meet the Hudson. To the west, a short carrying place links its waters with the route to Oneida Lake and Lake Ontario. The valley formed an important passage between the Atlantic and the interior, and was home to Mohawk communities long before European traders and settlers entered it. Fort Hunter, built near the river in 1712, was one of the colonial posts established along this route.