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Ganienkeh (meaning Land of the Flint in Mohawk) is a Mohawk community located on about 600 acres (2.4 km 2) near Altona, New York in the far northeast corner of the North Country. [1] Established by an occupation of Mohawk warriors in the late 1970s, it is a rare case in which an indigenous people reclaiming land from the United States succeeded.
New York State Forests are public lands administered by the Division of Lands and Forests of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). New York State Forests are designated as reforestation, multiple use, and unique areas; and state nature and historic preserves, with approximately 600,000 acres (2,400 km 2 ...
Large scale urban reforestation programs in the United States include New York City's Million Tree Initiative [11] and TreePeople in Los Angeles, which planted 1 million trees in preparation for the 1984 Summer Olympics and continued planting thereafter. [1] In 2022, Boston announced a new forestry division to grow the tree canopy within the ...
New Reforestation Center will help forests and community recover from wildfire
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. It is also known by its Mohawk name, Akwesasne. The population was 3,288 at the 2010 census. [3]
Little Caughnawaga is a historical neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., with a large population of Kahnawake Mohawks, as well as those from Akwesasne and other Haudenosaunee peoples, many of whom were members of the Brooklyn Local 361 Ironworkers’ Union who were known as the Mohawk skywalkers and their families.
The Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York is the area surrounding the Mohawk River, sandwiched between the Adirondack Mountains and Catskill Mountains, northwest of the Capital District. As of the 2010 United States Census , the region's counties have a combined population of 622,133 people.
Mohawk is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,731 at the 2010 census. [2] The village was named after the adjacent Mohawk River. The village is at the northern border of the town of German Flatts and adjacent to the Erie Canal. Mohawk is southeast of Utica.