Mohawk traditional territory
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First Nations territory
Haudenosaunee territory
Indigenous homeland
Kanienʼkehá꞉ka territory
ancestral land
cultural region
historic region
traditional territory
Mohawk traditional territory refers to the ancestral homelands historically inhabited and used by the Mohawk people, encompassing regions in what is now upstate New York and parts of Quebec and Ontario.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mohawk Nation homeland | 1 |
| Mohawk traditional homelands in the Northeast of North America | 1 |
| Mohawk traditional territory canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nations territory
ⓘ
Haudenosaunee territory ⓘ Indigenous homeland ⓘ Kanienʼkehá꞉ka territory ⓘ ancestral land ⓘ cultural region ⓘ historic region ⓘ traditional territory ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
European colonization
ⓘ
land dispossession ⓘ treaty-making with colonial powers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kanienʼkehá꞉ka traditional territory ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver |
Hudson River
ⓘ
Mohawk River ⓘ Saint Lawrence River ⓘ
surface form:
St. Lawrence River
|
| associatedWithWaterBody |
Lake Champlain Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Champlain region
Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| borders |
Abenaki traditional territory
ⓘ
Algonquin traditional territory ⓘ other Haudenosaunee nations’ territories ⓘ |
| containsHistoricSiteType |
burial grounds
ⓘ
ceremonial sites ⓘ longhouse villages ⓘ palisaded settlements ⓘ |
| coreAreaIncludes |
north shore of Lake Ontario
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Ontario region
Mohawk Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Mohawk River Valley
St. Lawrence Valley ⓘ
surface form:
St. Lawrence River Valley
eastern Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ settlement ⓘ trade routes ⓘ |
| isTraditionalTerritoryOf |
Mohawk
ⓘ
surface form:
Kanienʼkehá꞉ka
Mohawk people ⓘ |
| languageAssociated | Mohawk language ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Canada
ⓘ
New York State ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partlyOverlaps | current Mohawk reserves and communities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iroquoia
ⓘ
surface form:
Haudenosaunee Confederacy homelands
|
| recognizedIn | Indigenous land claims processes ⓘ |
| significance |
cultural identity of Mohawk people
ⓘ
political autonomy of Mohawk communities ⓘ spiritual practices of Mohawk people ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
pre-colonial period
ⓘ
pre-contact era ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mohawk traditional homelands in the Northeast of North America
this entity surface form:
Mohawk Nation homeland