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Historic photo of Kahnawake, ca. 1860. Kahnawake is located on the southwest shore where the Saint Lawrence River narrows. The territory is described in the native language as "on, or by the rapids" (of the Saint Lawrence River) [8] (in French, it was originally called Sault du St-Louis, also related to the rapids).
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.
One of the Mohawk from Kahnawake saw that Mohawk were marching with the British. He told them to identify themselves; they replied, they were "Mohawks and Five Nations" (the traditional name for the Iroquois Confederacy). Questioned in turn, the Mohawk with the French said, "[W]e are the 7 confederate Indian Nations of Canada."
Canadian Mohawk women (5 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Canadian Mohawk people" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Joseph Brant, a Mohawk, depicted in a portrait by Charles Bird King, circa 1835 Three Lenape people, depicted in a painting by George Catlin in the 1860s. Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands include Native American tribes and First Nation bands residing in or originating from a cultural area encompassing the northeastern and Midwest United States and southeastern Canada. [1]
The Canadian broadcast premiere was on APTN, part of its Reel Insights, October 2012. [56] Mohawk Ironworkers (2016) is a 13-part half-hour documentary series that celebrates the skills of Mohawk ironworkers of Kahnawake, Akwesasne and Six Nations, who are said to be "the best ironworkers on the planet". [citation needed] It is available on APTN.
Before Wednesday's nods for Gladstone, Reis and "Reservation Dog" Woon-A-Tai, the only other Indigenous nominee in any Emmys acting category was the late August Schellenberg, the Canadian Mohawk ...
The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (MBQ) (Mohawk: Kenhtè:ke Kanyen'kehà:ka Mohawk pronunciation: [gʌ̃h'dè:ge ganjʌ̃ge'hà:ga]) are a Mohawk community within Hastings County, Ontario. They control the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory , which is a 7,362.5 ha (18,193- acre ) [ 1 ] Mohawk Indian reserve on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario ...