 Brant 's legacy is varied . Since 1994 , she has been honored as a Person of National Historic Significance in Canada . Brant was long ignored or disparaged by historians of the United States , but scholarly interest in her increased in the late 20th century . The Johnson Hall State Historic Site in New York now interprets her public and private roles for visitors . She has sometimes been controversial , criticized for being pro @-@ British at the expense of the Iroquois . According to <unk> and Pulis , " She made choices for which she is sometimes criticized today ; some have seen her as having played a large part in the loss of Iroquois land in New York State . " Brant saw the Mohawk and Iroquois ' best chance of survival as lying with the British . When history is painted in <unk> terms of British versus American , it is easy to see Brant as a traitor . However , Brant saw herself as Mohawk and Iroquois woman first , and she made strategic choices that she believed would best benefit her peoples . 
