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  2. St. Regis Mohawk Reservation - Wikipedia

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    St. Regis Mohawk Reservation [2] (French: Réserve Mohawk Saint-Régis; Mohawk: Ahkwesáhsne) is a Mohawk Indian reservation of the federally recognized tribe the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, located in Franklin County, New York, United States.

  3. Mohawk people - Wikipedia

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    Given increased activism for land claims, a rise in tribal revenues due to establishment of gaming on certain reserves or reservations, competing leadership, traditional government jurisdiction, issues of taxation, and the Canadian Indian Act, Mohawk communities have been dealing with considerable internal conflict since the late 20th century.

  4. Akwesasne - Wikipedia

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    The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) is a government elected by Mohawk Tribal citizens of the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, a southern district of the territory within the border of the United States. The SRMT operates as a Constitutional republic. The Tribal Council is composed of three Chiefs, three Sub-Chiefs, and a Tribal Clerk.

  5. Affordable internet gave Native Americans a way to preserve ...

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    Kelly Back is a member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation. She handcrafts the kind of traditional beaded belts, hat bands, purses and sashes that many of the roughly 13,000 members of the tribe wear ...

  6. St. Regis Mohawk Tribe seeks court remedy after ruling of ...

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    Mar. 27—AKWESASNE — A recent federal court ruling affirming the St. Regis Mohawk reservation should be returned to its boundaries as defined in a 1796 treaty is just a step in a larger process.

  7. List of Indian reservations in the United States - Wikipedia

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    There are approximately 326 federally recognized Indian Reservations in the United States. [1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías. In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos.

  8. Kahnawake - Wikipedia

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    The Mohawk success on major high-rise construction projects inspired the legend that Native American men had no fear of working at heights. Numerous Kahnawake men continued as iron and steelworkers in Canada. Thirty-three Kahnawake (Mohawk) died in the collapse of the Quebec Bridge in 1907, one of the worst construction failures of all time. [20]

  9. Kahnawake surnames - Wikipedia

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    The Mohawk Nation reserve of Kahnawake, south of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, includes residents with surnames of Mohawk, French, Scots and English ancestry, reflecting its multicultural history. This included the adoption of European children into the community, as well as intermarriage with local colonial settlers over the life of the early village.