Talk:Kateri Tekakwitha

Pronunciation

Does anyone have any pronunciation advice for this article? Sandover 03:47, 14 May 2005 (UTC)

The pronunciation is closest to that described by Laerwen, but depending on which Mohawk dialect used the pronunciation varies. In the U.S, specifically New York state, the letter 'K' is pronounced as a 'G' and the letter 'R' spoken as an 'L'. Also, the letter 'T' is pronounced as a 'D' or when followed by an H (th), as 'T'. Gah-da-lee Deh-gah-Gwee-tah. Jam i amonnit (talk) 10:01, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

I've always heard her name pronounced cat-AIR-ee teck-ah-KWEETH-ah, but that's not official. MamaGeek

My home church is a St. Kateri Tekakwitha and we all pronounce it like MamaGeek described. This is a great article by the way! Timan123 13:19, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

(talk/contrib) 01:59, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Her first name is a Mohawk rendering of Katherine, thus the anglicized accent should come on the first, NOT second, syllable: KA-tir-ee (many people mispronounce it by accenting the 2nd syllable). A more native pronunciation would not place accent on any syllable: ka-tah-ree. LotR 14:14, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Kateri Tekakwitha figures prominently in William T. Vollmann's Fathers and Crows. It's strange that Vollmann isn't mentioned here.

I have seen "ga-DAI-ree deh-GAH-quee-tah", as well as "kat-AIR-ee teck-a-KWEETH-ah". I've seen the former as a more Mohawk pronunciation, but I've not a clue as to the validity of this. Laerwen (talk) 05:20, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

The Mohawks of Akwesasne, an offshoot of Kateri's community of Kahnawake, pronounce her name as "Gah-deh-LEE (Kateri) Deh-gah-GWEE-tah (Tekakwitha). Kateri is a common Christian name and has been in use long before Ellen Wallworth published it in the late 1800's.

Kateri vs Catherine

If I'm not mistaken, there used to be a section in this article about the origins of the name "Kateri" as an artificial contrivance of feminist writer Ellen Walworth, who was the first person to use that rendering. Tekakwitha, who had a fairly functional grasp of the French language, took on Catherine at her baptism in conscious honor of Saint Catherine of Siena - she knew how to pronounce her own name. It was only in the 1890's that "Kateri" came into use, when Walworth suggested it as an alternative to the "patriarchal" Catherine because that's how she imagined she, as a Native American, would have pronounced it.

Why was this removed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.168.209.170 (talk) 08:20, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Canonization

Blessed Kateri is now known as Saint Kateri - she has been canonized, maybe by Pope John Paul II. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.195.104.148 (talk) 17:06, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

No, she hasn't been canonized. This is a common error that has been seen in various places on the internet. Laerwen (talk) 05:14, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Does that mean I can't use her as a patron for my confirmation? Also, I saw all the different things she was supposedly the patron of. She is the patron of Ecology, a form of science. Environmentalism is sacrilegious. It puts the earth before human beings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.181.19.39 (talk) 15:45, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

One more source to use

John Steckley wrote about Kateri Tekakwitha in 'Beyond their Years: Five Native Women's stories'. Canadian Scholars Press 1999 ISBN-13: 978-1551301501 This book could also be mentioned under 'further reading' Grotea (talk) 21:14, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Official canonization

Kateri Tekakwitha has been officially canonized by Pope Benedict XVI. There will likely be more announcements as the day goes on on other sites. But as such I've edited the article accordingly. If this was not allowed or I jumped the gun, I apologize in advance.