Akwesasne 59 Explained

Iroquois Reserve 59
Official Name:Iroquois of St Regis Indian Reserve No. 59
Settlement Type:Indian reserve
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Coordinates:45.0333°N -108°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Subdivision Type3:indian
Subdivision Name3:Akwesasne
Area Land Km2:11.86
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:incompletely enumerated
Population As Of:2011
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4

Iroquois of St Regis Indian Reserve 59 (Kawehnò:ke)[2] is an Indian reserve in Ontario. It is part of The St Regis Indian reserve,which includes St Regis, Quebec (Indian Reserve)in Quebec and St. Regis Reservation, in New York. The Iroquois of St Regis are independent of the federal and provincial governments, this division is largely for statistical purposes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Akwesasne (Part) 59, Ontario census profile . Statistics Canada . . 2015-05-12.
  2. Onkwe'ta:ke, The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne's Monthly Community Newsletter, Volume 4 Issue 5,May 2014. Page 19 http://www.akwesasne.ca/wp-content/uploads/Onkwetake/okwetakemay2014.pdf