Maguak
The Algonkian word Maguak translates to “man-eater.” Like Iroquois, it is a term taught to Europeans by the Algonkian people to describe their enemies in present-day New York state. In English hearing, Maguak shifted to Mohawk. The people we call Mohawk prefer to call themselves by their own name, Kahnienkehaka, meaning “people of the flint.”