Hiawatha

This article is about the cofounder of the Iroquois Confederacy. For the fictional character in the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, see The Song of Hiawatha. For other uses, see Hiawatha (disambiguation).
Hiawatha
Hiawatha, an 1874 painting by Thomas Eakins
BornTwelfth century (or fifteenth century)
Onondaga
Died12th century (or 15th century)
Haudenosaunee
Known forCofounder and leader of the Iroquois Confederacy

Hiawatha (/ˌhaɪəˈwɒθə/ HY-ə-WOTH-ə, also US: /-ˈwɔːθə/ -⁠WAW-thə; Onondaga: Haiëñ'wa'tha [hajẽʔwaʔtha]), also known as Ayenwatha or Aiionwatha, was a precolonial Native American leader and cofounder of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. He was a leader of the Onondaga people, the Mohawk people, or both. According to some accounts, he was born an Onondaga but adopted into the Mohawks.

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