Kateri Tekakwitha [tek”äkwith’u]
1656 – April 17, 1680
“Born in 1656 of an Algonquin Indian mother who was a devout Christian, and a pagan Mohawk chief. Kateri Tekakwitha was beatified in 1980 by Pope John Paul II. Despite common understanding, Tekakwitha’s people were of a matrilineal tradition. Therefore, she belonged to the Algonquin nation. (more…)
