Kahnawake has an area of 4,805 hectares. With a population of 7,162, it is the largest Native American village in Quebec. Mohawk ironworkers from Kahnawake are considered experts in the construction of skyscrapers.
It has not known the political turmoil that has affected the nearby Kanesatake Mohawk reserve; however, people from Kahnawake blocked the Honoré Mercier Bridge to Montreal during the Oka Crisis in 1990, to manifest their solidarity with the Mohawks of Kanesatake.
The KahnawakeMohawk Territory is an Indian reserve on the south shore of the St.
Kahnawake has used the English language keeping its Mohawk language intact while maintaining a life surrounded by 2 million French speaking Quebecers.
Originally, the territory's was described in its native langauge as "where or by the rapids" (of the St. Lawrence), giving points of reference to its original depth and claim along the original natural rapids of the old and different river.
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