David Kanietakeron Fadden

About The Author

David Kanietakeron Fadden is an Akwesasne Mohawk artist who was born in New York and grew up in Onchiota. David’s illustrations have appeared in several books, including Skywoman: Legends of the Iroquois and A Peacemaker for Warring Nations: The Founding of the Iroquois League (with Joseph Bruchac), as well as in the Discovery Channel’s, “How the West was Lost: Always the Enemy.” His work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. David lives with his family in Kawenoke, at Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, in Ontario, Canada.

Books by David Kanietakeron Fadden

First Fire

An Algonkian Story

Illustrated by David Kanietakeron Fadden / Retold by Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac
For fans of acclaimed author, Joseph Bruchac, a First Nations origin story of how humans acquired fire with the help of the animals.
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