Language spoken in northern New York (6)

I believe the answer is:

mohawk

(Other definitions for mohawk that I've seen before include "Brave" , "Iroquoian native" , "Skating step; American Indian" , "(N Amer.) Indian" , "Iroquoian American; skating manoeuvre" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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