Visiting Akwesasne (St. Regis Mohawk Reservation)

The Mohawks of Akwesasne are acquainted with the mass media practices and public attention that is created over the concerns which originate from their distinctive geographical location along the St. Lawrence River. Some have called them “the most stubborn Native Community in North America,” [1] not only for [their] lasting dedication to [their] Ancient Mohawk Territories and Resources, but also for the strong positions [they] retain over the Aboriginal Rights of [their] Community and [their] Kahniakehaka (Mohawk) Nation. On a Community level they relentlessly battle to preserve the integrity of the Mohawk Community amid external government interference.[2]

Akwesasne borders the countries of Canada and the United States of America; the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec; and the American State of New York. (See book description below) Despite the evident complexities of this multi-jurisdictional location, this Mohawk Community of about 13,000 People, has learned how to maneuver successfully, to make the best that they can of their situation. Despite the negative media coverage regarding the use of some of Mohawk People in unrestricted cross-border enterprise, Mohawk People have been able to create an honorable, and viable Mohawk society and a strong economic base for its People.[3]

In the last decade, dynamic changes have provided this Mohawk Community the opportunity to conscientiously manage their Infrastructure, Health and Social Services, Judicial and Law Enforcement System, Environment and Conservation, and Housing and Economic Initiatives.[4]

As the Government of Canada is encouraging Partnerships and Native Self-Government, Akwesasne is well on its way, using its own initiative. They are ready to responsibly manage our internal structures, our numerous Human and Natural Resources, and to build a viable Sustainable Economy.[5]

[1] Mohawk Council of Akwesasne. Akwesasne History, [ Ссылка ], 2022
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] ibid.
[5] Ibid.

You can find my book here: “Akwesasne: Divided by more than the St. Lawrence River”
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Book Description: “Annie Garrow, a full-blooded Mohawk, was walking down a road she had walked down many times. With her were twenty-four dyed ash splint baskets. She was heading to Hogansburg, a small village in New York. She was still on the reservation, she had relatives that lived all around this part of Akwesasne, but she had crossed an invisible line. An act that would lead to the Supreme Court of the United States of America and change the perceptions of Mohawks had about government jurisdictions and their land. Decades later this jurisdictional paradigm would lead to death and destruction.”


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