The Nations

Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke


Residents The term "residents" means that the persons reside in the community to which they are affiliated. ?
Non-residents The term "non-residents" means that the persons do not reside in the community to which they are affiliated. ?
Total
7,989 3,109 11,098
Toponym:
The term "toponym" generally refers to reserves, Indian lands, establishments or other land bases. ? 		Kahnawake
Community Name:
" Community name " The choice of a name belongs to the community itself, which explains the unilingual presentation of certain names. ? 		Kahnawá:ke Band
Legal Name The corporate name of a company or a civil company (i.e. its name) is often made of credits, which name in a general way the company or the civil company, and of specific, which distinguishes this company from the others. ?: Mohawk of Kahnawá:ke
Chief: Joseph Tokwiro Norton
Councillors:
  • Gina Deer
  • Mike Jr. Delisle
  • Carl Horn
  • Rhonda Kirby
  • Lindsay Leborgne
  • Ross Montour
  • Kahsennenhawe Sky Deer
  • Harry Angus Rice
  • Tonya Perron
  • Lloyd Phillips
  • Clinton Phillips
Adress: P.O. Box 720
Kahnawake (Quebec) J0L 1B0
Phone: 450 632-7500
Fax: 450 632-7276
Website: www.kahnawake.com
Tribal Council:
Tribal Councils are defined as institutions established as a grouping of bands with common interests who voluntarily join together to provide advisory and/or program services to member bands. ? 		None
Type of Territory: Indian reserves
Surface:
  • Kahnawake Reserve: 4,902 hectares (12,113.1 acres)
  • Doncaster Reserve (uninhabited): 7,900 hectares (19,521.33 acres)
Localisation:
  • Kahnawake is located 10 kilometres southwest of Montréal on the south shore of Lake Saint-Louis.
  • Doncaster is located north-west of Lac des Îles, 14 kilometres from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts; it is uninhabited.
Access:

Year-round road access and located less than 50 kilometres from the nearest service centre.
Elections: Custom code
Member of Parliament: Jean-Claude Poissant, Liberal Party of Canada (LPC)
La Prairie
Provincial MNA: MarieChantal Chassé, Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ)
Châteauguay

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