Overlooked No More: Go-won-go Mohawk, Trailblazing Indigenous Actress

Go-won-go Mohawk, an actress by the 1880s, grew tired of playing stereotyped Indigenous roles and began writing her own stories to highlight Indigenous heroism.

Her play, 'Wep-ton-no-mah, the Indian Mail Carrier,' depicts a young Indigenous man saving a white woman, reflecting the desire for Indigenous characters to break free of subservience.

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