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Birth Name: Kiawenti:io Tarbell
Place of Birth: Akwesasne Reserve No. 15, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: April 28, 2006
Ethnicity: Mohawk First Nations
Kiawentiio is a Canadian-American actress and singer. She is known for starring as Katara on the show Avatar: The Last Airbender , and for her roles on the series Anne with an E , Rutherford Falls , and It: Welcome to Derry , and in the film Beans .
Kiawentiio was born on Akwesasne, a Mohawk Nation territory located on both sides of the border between Ontario and Québec, Canada, and New York, U.S. Because of this, she, like other Mohawk born on Akwesasne, is a dual citizen of Canada and the U.S. She is the daughter of Barbara and Corey Tarbell. A photo of Kiawentiio’s father can be seen here . She is a member of the Mohawk Wolf Clan.
Her name means “nice morning” in Mohawk language.
Kiawentiio’s maternal grandfather was Thomas “Stoney” David (the son of Andrew David and Annie Jacobs). Thomas was born in Cornwall, Ontario.
Kiawentiio’s maternal grandmother was named Cecilia Thompson.
Sources: https://www.cbc.ca https://nowtoronto.com
Obituary of Kiawentiio’s maternal grandfather, Thomas “Stoney” David – https://www.donaldsonfh.com