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Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke
Band No. 70

Stop sign in Kahnawà:ke
People	Mohawk
Province	Québec
Land
Main reserve	Kahnawà:ke 14
Other reserve(s)	Doncaster 17
Land area	128.02 km2
Population
On reserve	7924
Off reserve	3087
Total population	11033
Government
Chief	Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer
Council	Arnold Boyer Mike Delisle Jr. Cody Diabo Bart Goodleaf Tonya Perron Jessica Lazare Ross Montour Linday Leborgne Ryan Montour Alan John Rice Harry Rice
Website
kahnawake.com

Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke in 1869

Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke are a Mohawk First Nation in Quebec, Canada. In 2016 the band has a registered population of 10,946 members. Its main reserve is Kahnawake 14, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River opposite Montreal. It also shares the uninhabited reserve of Doncaster 17 with the Mohawks of Kanesatake for hunting and fishing. The band is governed by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke.

Demographics

The members of Kahnawà:ke First Nation are Mohawk. In October 2016, the band had a total registered population of 10,946 members, 2,959 of whom lived off reserve.

Geography

Kahnawake seen from Montreal

The band of Kahnawà:ke lives primarily on a reserve, Kahnawake 14, located 8 km southwest of Montreal, Quebec. This reserve covers an area of 4,825 ha. The band also shares an uninhabited reserve, Doncaster 17, located 16 km northeast of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts with the Mohawks of Kanesatake for hunting and fishing. The First Nation is headquartered at Kahnawake. The closest major city is Montreal.

Governance

The grand chief Poking Fire in 1937

The Mohawk of Kahnawà:ke are governed by a band council, called Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke. Members are elected to three-year terms according to a custom electoral system based on Section 11 of the Indian Act.

Current Band Council

Appointed in July 2021, for a term lasting until June 2024, the current Chief and Council are:

• Grand Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer
• Ietsénhaienhs Jessica Lazare
• Ratsénhaienhs Arnold Boyer
• Ratsénhaienhs Michael Delisle Jr.
• Ratsénhaienhs Cody Diabo
• Ratsénhaienhs Bart Goodleaf
• Ratsénhaienhs Lindsay Leborgne
• Ietsénhaienhs Tonya Perron
• Ratsénhaienhs Ross Montour
• Ratsénhaienhs Ryan Montour
• Ratsénhaienhs Alan John Rice
• Ratsénhaienhs Harry Rice

Electoral history

2018 Band Council elections

The 2018 elections were held on Saturday, 7 July (Ohiarihkó:wa).

2015 Band Council elections

The 2015 elections were held on Saturday, 20 June (Ohiarí:ha).

2012 Band Council Elections

The 2012 elections were held on Saturday, 7 July (Ohiarihkó:wa).

2009 Band Council Elections

The 2009 elections were held on Saturday, 4 July at Kateri School.

2006 Band Council Elections

The 2006 elections were held on Saturday, 1 July (Ohiari'kó:wa).

See also

• Kahnawake
• Mohawk people