Akwesasne | Mohawks of Akwesasne First Nation
Community Profile
- The Mohawks of Akwesasne are a Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community situated along the St. Lawrence River, maintaining strong cultural traditions and complex governance across international borders.
- Last Updated 2025-05-06 11:15:51 UTC
- Name: Mohawks of Akwesasne (ISC Code: 159)
- Former Names: St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Akwesasne Mohawk Territory
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy Territory
- Indigenous Language: Kanien'kéha (Mohawk)
- Number of Registered Members: 13531
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 09/14/2027
- CHIEF: LISA CHRISTINE FRANCIS-BENEDICT
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:13
- (SARAH) LEE REGINA SUNDAY-DIABO
- THERESA MARIE OAKES
- THERESA BERNADETTE JACOBS-FRANCIS
- VINCENT (VINCE) PATRICK THOMPSON
- TESHA MARIE ROURKE
- VANESSA LEE ADAMS
- DAVID FALLON
- LACEY SARAH PIERCE
- LISA CHRISTINE FRANCIS-BENEDICT
- JO-ANN MARIE SWAMP
- CYNTHIA (CINDY) CAROL FRANCIS-MITCHELL
- SCOTT PETERS
- LEONARD MITCHELL LAZORE
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.akwesasne.ca
- PHONE NUMBER: (613) 575-2250
- FAX NUMBER: (613) 575-2181
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 90, AKWESASNE, QC
- EMAILS:
- Chief (SARAH) LEE REGINA SUNDAY-DIABO:
- Chief THERESA MARIE OAKES:
- Chief THERESA BERNADETTE JACOBS-FRANCIS:
- Chief VINCENT (VINCE) PATRICK THOMPSON:
- Chief TESHA MARIE ROURKE:
- Chief VANESSA LEE ADAMS:
- Chief DAVID FALLON:
- Chief LACEY SARAH PIERCE:
- Chief LISA CHRISTINE FRANCIS-BENEDICT:
- Chief JO-ANN MARIE SWAMP:
- Chief CYNTHIA (CINDY) CAROL FRANCIS-MITCHELL:
- Chief SCOTT PETERS:
- Grand Chief LEONARD MITCHELL LAZORE:
- General Band Office:
- Media Contact:
- Referrals Contact:
- Websites
Band Financial Statements
- 2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2022 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2021 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2018 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2017 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2011 - Mohawks of Akwesasne20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Mohawks of Akwesasne20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Mohawks of Akwesasne20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Mohawks of Akwesasne20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Mohawks of Akwesasne20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Mohawks of Akwesasne20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Mohawks of Akwesasne20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Mohawks of Akwesasne20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Mohawks of Akwesasne20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Mohawks of Akwesasne20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Mohawks of Akwesasne20012002.pdf
Band Council Remuneration
- 2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2019 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2018 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2017 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
Laws, Bylaws, and Codes
Intergovernmental Agreements
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 6209
AKWESASNE 15
3646.8 Hectares
ISLAND ON/ILE SUR ST. LAWRENCE RIVER AT CORNWALL
[45.0212762, -74.730345] -
ISC Code: 6210
AKWESASNE 59
1093.0 Hectares
CORNWALL ISLAND & ADDITIONAL ISLAND ON ST. LAWRENCE RIVER AT CORNWALL
[45.0041826, -74.72103539999999]
Akwesasne Traditional Territory
- Encompasses parts of Quebec, Ontario, and New York State
- Includes St. Lawrence River valley regions
- Traditional hunting, fishing, and agricultural lands
- Strategic location for trade and cultural exchange
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and Ahkwesahsne Police Assn. (Re)
- Mohawk Council of Akwesasne v. Toews
- Mohawks of Akwesasne v. Canada (Human Resources and social Development)
- Kahnawake Mohawk Band v. Glenbow-Alberta Institute
- Ontario Public Service Employees Union v. Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
- Mohawks of Akwesasne v. St. Lawrence Seaway Authority
- Boots v. Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
- Mohawk Council of Akwesasne v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)
- Boots v. Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
- Pyke v Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
- Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, Tsiionkwanonhso:te Adult Care Facility v Ontario Public Service Employees Union
- Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service) v Akwesasne Police Association
- Ontario Public Service Employees Union v Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
- Ontario Public Service Employees Union v. Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
- Ontario Public Service Employees Union v. Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
- Graham v. Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
- Graham v. Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
- Graham v. Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
- Exemption from Act - Mohawks of Akwesasne
- Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Sewage Treatment Plant Remission Order
- Bova v. Akwesasne Mohawk Police Services
- Bova v. Akwesasne Mohawk Police Services
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Land Acknowledgement
- Celebrating Mohawk Creation at the OPG Visitor Centre
- Mohawk Tribe keeps language, culture alive at the Akwesasne Freedom School
- Akwesasne's community newspaper faces financial headwinds
- Without WWII Indigenous code talkers, 'we would be speaking German'
- Akwesasne Mohawks react to Canadian settlement money
- Akwesasne Mohawk Seek to Rid Themselves of Colonized "Saint Regis" Name
- ‘Above the poison’: Mohawk land defenders refuse to surrender Barnhart Island to New York
- A Native-American nation divided
- At U.S.-Canada Border Reservation, Mohawks Say They Face Discrimination
- How US corporations poisoned this Indigenous community
- First Nations libraries in Ontario celebrate community and nostalgia
- Akwesasne Mohawks hold vigil as Canada moves to end pipeline impasse
- Tribe considers name change to align with Mohawk culture
- Akwesasne residents have concerns about proposed hydrogen facility in N.Y. state
- Akwesasne eager to see independent border services watchdog established, grand chief says
- The Nation That Sits Astride the U.S.-Canada Border
- Akwesasne designer Niio Perkins combines traditional and modern indigenous art
- Mohawks and other tribes call for better cooperation with U.S. border officials
- How the Akwesasne Mohawks ended up with the patent for a blockbuster drug
- An Akwesasne Mohawk survivor of residential schools seeks justice, not apologies
- Why this Akwesasne woman is re-creating board games in Kanien'kéha
- Akwesasne creates first court in Canada for and by Indigenous people
- Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort Reopens Hotel, Restaurants to Minors
- Mohawks march for indigenous solidarity
- At this school in upstate New York, students are free to speak Mohawk
- Trafficked woman hopes sharing her story will help girls back home in Akwesasne
- Canada Border Services Agency and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Collaborate to Improve Cornwall Port of Entry
- Doug George-Kanentiio: Indian Country Today failed because it was a business
- Proud to be Mohawk, Massena students flip the script on Native stereotypes | NCPR News
- Akwesasne moves ahead in $239M Dundee land claim settlement after appeals dismissed
- Cabinet approves $240M Mohawk settlement for 132-year-old land claim
- Queen’s visit to Akwesasne Mohawk Territory among Law’s Indigenous initiatives
- Akwesasne Mohawk council puts settlement of 130-year-old land grievance to a vote
- ‘Pig Girl’ - a Play About #MMIW Portrayed by Akwesasne Mohawk Women
- After the migrant deaths in Akwesasne, Canadian immigration law must reckon with its colonial history
- Tonawanda Seneca Donate to Akwesasne Mohawk Nation
- Akwesasne Lacrosse Team, Mohawk Medicine Men, Has Native-Designed Iroquois Logo
- 2 people hospitalized following search for migrants in First Nations territory
- Akwesasne votes Yes to accepting $240M Dundee land claim settlement
- Native Harvest Café Opens at Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort
- Expecting parents in Akwesasne receive bountiful baby bundles
- Akwesasne's adult Kanien'kéha immersion program graduates its 1st cohort
- Addressing Indigenous issues with care and celebrating diversity
- Border stories: First Nations grapple with cultural divide
- Last WWII Mohawk code talker honoured by Assembly of First Nations, House of Commons
- A snapping success: Akwesasne celebrates its first incubated turtle hatchlings
- Indian police identify family of 4 whose bodies were found in St. Lawrence River near Akwesasne
- Cornwall, Ont., hospital hires new Indigenous patient navigator
- Akwesasne celebrates new program office in Cornwall to assist children and families
- Sixties Scoop settlement a rotten deal for survivors but a windfall for lawyers
- Canada's first Indigenous-owned cannabis producer releases first products to a First Nation retailer
- Mohawk man files human rights complaint against Ontario lottery ticket regulator over licence denial
- Akwesasne and the history of hydropower
- St. Regis Mohawk Tribe gets money for electric vehicles, thanks to Volkswagen
- Ray Cook, co-founder of Native American Journalists Association, Marine Corps veteran dies at 62
- Tracing the history of smuggling across the St. Lawrence River
- Why this Akwesasne two-spirit teen is normalizing wearing ribbon skirts
- Doug George-Kanentiio: Honoring a true Mohawk patriot
- Akwesasne Mohawk Nation Hosts Kaienerakowa
- Family of Kenny Leaf seek new clues one year after the Akwesasne man's murder
- Haudenosaunee smoke dance display gives Upper Canada Village visitors pumpkin to talk about
- IRS busts alleged multimillion-dollar tobacco-smuggling scheme in Akwesasne
- Canada’s Toughest Border Crossing
- The last Mohawk code talker: Louis Levi Oakes dies at 94
- Akwesasne Mohawk expresses views on land right issues
- On Canada's Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Akwesasne Mohawks call for action over boarding school injustices
- "We didn't put that border here" - Mohawks fight a problem of geography and identity
- "It's not our system": Why many Mohawks don't vote
- Turning Pain Into Power: An Interview With Two Mohawk Leaders in the Akwesasne Territory
- Mohawk Akwesasne Mourn Salli ‘Kawennotakie’ Benedict
- Indigenous journalism legacy ends in Akwesasne with Indian Time closing
- Clash, torching of Akwesasne police SUV was a message to band council, says Mohawk sovereigntist
- Family demands Akwesasne police step up probe for man missing since January
- Dozens of Mohawk women turn to social media to open up about sexual assault
- No symbol on Iroquois water tower say Akwesasne
- Roswell Partnership Provides Medical Pathway for Akwesasne Youth | Health
- Mohawks express ‘profound relief’ over Supreme Court ruling
- Akwesasne council condemns arrests at Mohawk pipeline protest
- Akwesasne Women Lead Discussion at Indigenous Health Meeting
- Indigenous community navigated COVID-19 while crossing borders
- Mohawks of Akwesasne face discrimination at border crossing says class-action suit
- Era of Native journalism ends with newspaper's closure
- How the Akwesasne Mohawks ended up with the patent for a blockbuster drug
- Beverly Cook: NMAI’s Meet Native America Series
- Censored in Indian Country: From Akwesasne to Coast Salish and the Sonoran Desert
- Akwesasne creates first indigenous court in Canada for and by indigenous people
- Mohawks of Akwesasne celebrate hometown hockey hero
- Appeals hope to highlight opposition to Dundee settlement agreement in Akwesasne
- Akwesasne Mohawks consider Ottawa's $240 million offer for land
- Indigenous convoys slow Ontario highway traffic in solidarity with B.C. pipeline protest
- Border agents held Akwesasne woman 'hostage,' threatened to pull her from wheelchair: lawsuit
- Justice Department Feature on Akwesasne’s Border Woes
- Akwesasne challenged by developing cannabis economy
- Mohawks of Akwesasne expanding support for child welfare services with neighbouring city
- Akwesasne man facing extradition to Canada on murder charge was framed, says girlfriend
- Akwesasne: A Border Runs Through It
- Akwesasne condolence ceremony remembers children who never returned from residential schools
- Opinion: Indigenous women must decide for ourselves if we want to play lacrosse
Academic Research
Academic Research
- The Akwesasne cultural restoration program: A Mohawk approach to land-based education
- Height, weight, and body mass index among Akwesasne Mohawk youth
- Building a community‐based research partnership: Lessons from the Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne
- Free to Be Mohawk: Indigenous Education at the Akwesasne Freedom School by Louellyn White
- The development of underdevelopment at Akwesasne: cultural and economic subversion
- " It feels like a healing process...": the maintenance of traditional values among the Mohawk of Akwesasne
- “Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty and the Art of Failure
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- Bringing Border Security and Mohawk Culture Back Together? Akwesasne, between Aboriginal Sovereignty and National Security
- Sovereignty, History And Memory: Mohawk Smuggling As an Act of Sovereignty Within The Making of Mohawk Identity
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- “Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty and the Art of Failure
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- “Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty and the Art of Failure
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- “Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty and the Art of Failure
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- “Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty and the Art of Failure
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- The river is in us: Fighting toxics in a Mohawk community
- " Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- The river is in us: Fighting toxics in a Mohawk community
- " Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- The river is in us: Fighting toxics in a Mohawk community
- " Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- The river is in us: Fighting toxics in a Mohawk community
- " Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- The river is in us: Fighting toxics in a Mohawk community
- " Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- The river is in us: Fighting toxics in a Mohawk community
- " Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- The river is in us: Fighting toxics in a Mohawk community
- " Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- The river is in us: Fighting toxics in a Mohawk community
- " Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- The river is in us: Fighting toxics in a Mohawk community
- " Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty
- Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school
- The river is in us: Fighting toxics in a Mohawk community
- " Hanging on”: Mohawk Sovereignty
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