Gaiänt'wakê (Kaintwakon; generally known as Cornplanter; c. 1750 – February 18, 1836) was a Seneca war-chief. He was the son of a Seneca mother, Aliquipiso, and a Dutch father, Johannes Abeel. He also carried the name John Abeel (sometimes spelled O'Bail) after his fur trader father. He was born at Canawaugus (now in the Town of Caledonia) on the Genesee River in present-day New York State around 1750 and was raised by his mother.[1] Cornplanter decided that he would plant crops and live peacefully; hence his English name, Cornplanter.[citation needed] His Seneca name, Gaiänt'wakê (often spelled Gyantwachia), means “the planter,” and another variation, Kaintwakon, means “by what one plants.” Cornplanter was half-brother to Handsome Lake, a Seneca religious leader of the Iroquois people, and uncle to Governor Blacksnake, a Seneca warchief. |
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