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Joseph Louis Cook or Akiatonharónkwen (died October 1814) (Mohawk) was an Iroquois leader and commissioned officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Born to an African father and an Abenaki mother in what is now Quebec, he and his mother moved to a Mohawk village in New York, where he was adopted by a family. He became an influential leader among the Mohawk and distinguished himself as a warrior for the French during the French and Indian War. During the American Revolutionary War, Cook supported the rebel colonists and joined their fight. He became the highest-ranking Native American officer in the Continental Army, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel. He led Oneida warriors, who were allied with the rebels, against the British in some actions. After the war, he settled in central New York State, where he became an important adviser to the Oneida. He represented them and the Seven Nations of Canada to negotiate with the government of New York state in trying to achieve more justice in postwar land deals. He later settled at Akwesasne, eventually a formal Mohawk reserve that straddles the New York, USA-Quebec, Canada borders. ==Early life and education== Cook was born as ''Nia-man-rigounant'' to an Abenaki mother and black father in Quebec. The family was taken captive in a French raid in 1745.〔 A French officer planned to keep the boy as a slave, but the Mohawk intervened and gave him back to his mother. Out of gratitude, she took her son and followed the Mohawk warriors back to their village of Caughnawaga in New York.〔''(Darren Bonaparte, "Louis Cook: A French and Indian Warrior" ), ''Wampum Chronicles'', 16 September 2005〕 Cook was formally adopted by a family into the tribe and grew up learning their culture and language. In the Mohawk language, he was named ''Akiatonharónkwen'', translates as "he unhangs himself from the group."〔Darren Bonaparte, ("Too Many Chiefs" ), ''Wampum Chronicles'', p. 6〕 Over the years, Cook also learned French, as he was educated by Jesuit Catholic missionaries in the village. Later he learned English as well. Among English-language records, he is most often referred to as Louis Cook or Colonel Louis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Louis Cook」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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