Kahnawake

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The Kahnawà꞉ke Mohawk Territory (French: Territoire Mohawk de Kahnawake, pronounced [ɡahnaˈwâːɡe] in the Mohawk language) is a First Nations reserve on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, across from Montreal. Established as Seigneury Sault du St-Louis by French Canadians in 1719 as a Jesuit mission, it was formerly known as Caughnawaga (after the ancestral Mohawk villages named Caughnawaga (Kahnàwa꞉ke) in the Mohawk Valley of New York). There are 17 European spelling variations of the Mohawk Kahnawake and the name Kahnawà꞉ke refers to at least three historical places in New York State, in addition to the latest one. Kahnawà꞉ke's territory totals an area of 48.05 km2 (18.55 sq mi). Its resident population numbers slightly above 8,000, with a significant number living off reserve. Its land base today is unevenly distributed due to the federal Indian Act, which governs individual land possession. It has rules that are different from those applying to Canadian non...

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