Oronhyatekha 1841-1907

Photo by Alan L Brown - May 21, 2004

Plaque Location

The County of Hastings
The Township of Tyendinaga
In front of the church on the east side of a side road just north of County Road 2 east of Highway 49

Plaque Text

The renowned Mohawk chief, orator and physician is buried in this churchyard. Born on the Grand River Reservation, he attended the Universities of Toronto and Oxford. At the age of twenty he was selected by the Six Nations to present official greetings to the visiting Prince of Wales. In 1871 he was a member of Canada's first Wimbledon rifle team and in 1874 became President of the Grand Council of Canadian Chiefs. Oronhyatekha was largely responsible for the successful organization of the Independent Order of Foresters.

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