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Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke
Band No. 70
Kahnawákeró:non

Stop sign in Kahnawà:ke
People	Mohawk
Province	Québec
Land
Main reserve	Kahnawà:ke 14
Other reserve(s)	Doncaster 17
Land area	128.02 km
Population (2024)
On reserve	8122
On other land	30
Off reserve	3635
Total population	11787
Government
Chief	Cody Diabo
Council	Arnold Boyer Iohahai:io Delisle David A. Diabo Jeffrey Diabo Jeremiah Johnson Stephen A. McComber Ross Montour Ryan Montour Melanie Morrison Tonya Perron Paul Rice
Website
kahnawake.com

Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke (Mohawk: Kahnawákeró:non) are a Mohawk First Nation in Quebec, Canada. In 2024 the band has a registered population of 11,787 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 who split with the rest of their tribe in the 1660s and left the Iroquois Confederacy to live in French territory. However, they may have been predominately assimilated captives of the Beaver Wars from the Huron and Algonquin tribes. In November 2024, the band had a total registered population of 11,787 members, 3,635 of whom lived off reserve.

Geography

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 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 council

Appointed in July 2024, for a term lasting until June 2027, the current chief and council are:

• Grand Chief: Cody Diabo
• Arnold Boyer
• Iohahai:io Delisle
• David A. Diabo
• Jeffrey Diabo
• Jeremiah Johnson
• Stephen A. McComber
• Ross Montour
• Ryan Montour
• Melanie Morrison
• Tonya Perron
• Paul Rice

Electoral history

2018

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

2015

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

2012

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

2009

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

2006

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

See also

• Kahnawake
• Mohawk people

References

1. Mohawk council of Kahnawá:ke http://www.kahnawake.com/community/history.asp
2. Greer, Allan; The Jesuit Relations: Natives and Missionaries in Seventeenth-Century North America; P. 146; 2000 Bedford / St. Marten's; ISBN 0-312-16707-5
3. "Registered Population Official Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke". Government of Canada.
4. "Registered Population". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2016..
5. "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail :: Kahnawake 14". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2016..
6. "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail :: Doncaster 17". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2016..
7. "Geography". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
8. "Chief and Council". Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
9. "Official 2018 MCK Election Results" (PDF) (Press release). Kahnawake: Office of the Electoral Officer. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
10. "Election Day Results" (PDF) (Press release). Kahnawake: Office of the Electoral Officer. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
11. "Election Day Results July 8th" (PDF) (Press release). Kahnawake: Office of the Electoral Officer. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
12. "MCK Election Results" (PDF) (Press release). Kahnawake: Kahnawà:ke Ratitsénhaiens - Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
13. "Election Results Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Kahnawake: Kahnawá:ke Ratitsénhaiens - Mohawk Council of Kahnawá:ke. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

External links

• Official website of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
• First Nation Detail by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada

• First Nations in Quebec
• First Nations governments in Canada
• Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke