Kahnawake
The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory is a First Nations reserve on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, across from Montreal. Established as Seigneury Sault du St-Louis by French Canadians in 1719 as a Jesuit mission, it was formerly known as Caughnawaga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservation with 7,970 residents
- Description: Mohawk reserve in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Kahnawà:ke reserve”, “Kahnawake 14”, and “Kahnawake Mohawk reserve”
- Neighbors: Montreal and Saint-Constant
Places of Interest
Highlights include René Lévesque Park and The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site.
René Lévesque Park
Park
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René Lévesque Park is an urban park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the borough of Lachine on a jetty between the Saint Lawrence River and the end of the Lachine Canal.
The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site
Museum
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The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site is a historic building located in the borough of Lachine in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the western end of the Lachine Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ville Saint-Pierre and L’Île-Dorval.
Ville Saint-Pierre
Neighborhood
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Ville Saint-Pierre is a small neighbourhood of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located in the Borough of Lachine. It was a separate town until it merged with Lachine in 1999. Ville Saint-Pierre is situated 4½ km northeast of Kahnawake.
L’Île-Dorval
Hamlet
L'Île-Dorval is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is coterminous with Dorval Island, an island in Lake Saint-Louis off the Island of Montreal. It lies a short distance offshore from the city of Dorval and is connected with a seasonal ferry service. L’Île-Dorval is situated 5 km northwest of Kahnawake.
Montreal West
Town
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Montreal West is an on-island municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Island of Montreal. Montreal West is a small, close-knit community made up primarily of single-family dwellings. Montreal West is situated 5 km northeast of Kahnawake.
Kahnawake
- Category: indian reserve in Quebec
- Location: Montérégie, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Kahnawake” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاناواكي”
- Atikamekw: “Kahnawake”
- Cebuano: “Kahnawake”
- Chinese: “加納瓦哥”
- Chinese: “卡纳瓦克”
- Chinese: “莫霍克”
- Dutch: “Kahnawake”
- French: “Caughnawaga”
- French: “Kahnawake”
- French: “Kanawake”
- French: “Khanawake”
- Galician: “Kahnawake”
- Galician: “Territorio Mohawk de Kahnawake”
- German: “Caughnawaga”
- German: “Kahnawake”
- Hebrew: “קהנווק”
- Irish: “Kahnawake”
- Japanese: “カナワク”
- Japanese: “カナワケ”
- Portuguese: “Kahnawake”
- Russian: “Канаваке”
- Spanish: “Kahnawake”
- Swedish: “Kahnawake”
- Turkish: “Kahnawake”
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