ðɪs nˈeɪm wʌz ɡˈɪvən baɪ ɹˈiːsənt sˈɛtlɚz fɹʌm ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ, ˈɑːnɚɹɪŋ ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹmɚ ɹˈiːdʒənz ðæt wɜː nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ ðə fˈeɪməs mˈoʊhɔːk lˈiːdɚ hˌuː ɐsˈɪstᵻd ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən wˈɔːɹ ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns.
This name was given by recent settlers from Ontario, honouring their former regions that were named after the famous mohawk leader who assisted the British during the American war of Independence.