Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

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Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory is a Mohawk First Nations reserve in southeastern Ontario, Canada, known as a historic and contemporary homeland of the Mohawk people.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations reserve
Indigenous community
alsoKnownAs Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte
borderedBy Bay of Quinte
contemporaryRole contemporary homeland of the Mohawk people
country Canada
ethnicGroup Mohawk people
governedBy Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Band Council
governingBodyType First Nation band government
hasCommunityType rural community
hasCulturalHeritage Haudenosaunee traditions
hasCulturalInstitution cultural centre
language programs
hasCulturalPractice Longhouse traditions
Mohawk language revitalization
hasEconomicActivity arts and crafts
service sector
small businesses
hasInfrastructure community centre
education facilities
health services
hasLandStatus reserve land
hasLanguage English language
Mohawk language
hasPostalDesignation Ontario, Canada
hasPrimaryIdentity Mohawk First Nation community
hasReligiousSite Christ Church Royal Chapel
hasTraditionalAffiliation Kanyen’kehà:ka (Mohawk) people
hasTransportationAccess Highway 401
historicalSignificance historic homeland of the Mohawk people
isOnWaterbody Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario
locatedIn Hastings County
Ontario
southeastern Ontario
nearestCity Belleville, Ontario
nearestTown Deseronto, Ontario
officialName Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
partOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Mohawk Nation
people Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation
populationGroup First Nations
province Ontario
recognizedAs Indian reserve under the Indian Act
recognizedBy Government of Canada
region eastern Ontario
timeZone Eastern Time Zone


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