In Assassin's Creed III, what is the name of Connor Kenway's Mohawk mother?

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In Assassin's Creed III, Connor Kenway's Mohawk mother is Kaniehtí:io.

Kaniehtí:io, commonly called Kaniehtí:io or Ziio in the game, is a member of the Kanien'kehá:ka, often called the Mohawk, and the mother of Ratonhnhaké:ton. She raises him in Kanatahséton before the events that lead him toward the Assassin Brotherhood and the American Revolution.

Her role connects Connor's personal story to the conflict over Indigenous land and colonial expansion. Kaniehtí:io opposes the encroachment threatening her community and has a long-standing connection to Achilles Davenport, who later trains her son.

The spelling can be difficult because the name uses diacritics and is rendered differently in some references. “Ziio” is a familiar in-game form, but Kaniehtí:io is the character's full name used in Assassin's Creed III material. Connor's birth name is Ratonhnhaké:ton, while Haytham Kenway is his English father and not his mother.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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