Charles Angus Cooke (Thawennensere)
Charles Angus Cooke | |
|---|---|
Thawennensere | |
| Born | March 22, 1870 Oka, Quebec |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Susan Day (w. 1915), Minnie Florence Day (m. 1919) |
| Children | Sidney, Minola, Kathleen |
Charles Angus Cooke (Thawennensere) (1870–1958) was an Iroquois civil servant in the Government of Canada.[1] He is most known for his publication Onkweonwe, which was a Mohawk-language newspaper. Cooke is also referred to for his ethnology work in recording more than 6,000 names Iroquoian names with phonetic spellings.[2]
Early life and career beginnings
[edit]Born in Oka, Quebec, to Adonhgnundagwen (He-has-left-the-Point-of-land),[2] also known as Angus Cooke, Charles worked as a lumberer, and later as an interpreter for his father in Ottowa. Though Charles was planning on attending McGill University to study medicine, officials took notice of his skill set during his time in Ottowa, and he was recruited for service at the Department of Indian Affairs.[2]
Notable contributions
[edit]- American Philosophical Society's collection The Cayuga Dialect of Iroquois[4]
- Iroquois Personal Names, 1900-1951
References
[edit]- ^ Edwards, Brendan F.R. (2019-11-12). ""A most industrious and far-seeing Mohawk scholar"". Ontario History. 102 (1): 81–108. doi:10.7202/1065599ar. ISSN 2371-4654.
- ^ a b c Barbeau, Marius (1952). "Charles A. Cooke, Mohawk Scholar". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 96 (4): 424–426. ISSN 0003-049X.
- ^ Onkweonwe newspaper. Title from caption: “Aterientarajera naah ne Kasatstensera” (knowledge is strength). October 25, 1900 (OCLC 1007186921)
- ^ "Vocabulary of the Delaware Indians, Mss.497.V85 no.17", Preserving Useful Knowledge, The American Philosophical Society Press, pp. 49–62, 2022-12-31, retrieved 2025-04-11