Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680), the 'Lily of the Mohawks,' was a Mohawk-Algonquin woman of present-day New York who embraced the Catholic faith and consecrated her virginity to Christ amid great opposition. Canonized in 2012, she is the first Native American saint.

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• ecology
• indigenous peoples
• the environment

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