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Are there Mohawk tribes in Canada?

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Yes, there are Mohawk tribes in Canada, with Mohawk communities recognized as First Nations, including Kahnawake near Montreal Quebec, Kanesatake near Oka Quebec, Akwesasne which straddles Ontario, Quebec, and New York, Tyendinaga near Belleville Ontario, and Six Nations near Brantford Ontario, all part of Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Mohawks in Canada are First Nations, not tribes in US sense but First Nations, with self-government, reserves or territories, with population around 20,000 in Canada, maintaining language Kanien'kéha, longhouse religion, and culture. They are part of Haudenosaunee or Iroquois Confederacy founded around 1142, known as Keepers of Eastern Door. Canadian Mohawk First Nations include Mohawks of Kahnawake, Mohawks of Kanesatake, Mohawks of Akwesasne which is both US and Canada, Mohawks of Bay of Quinte Tyendinaga, and Mohawks as part of Six Nations of Grand River. So yes, there are Mohawk tribes or First Nations in Canada, with vibrant communities, schools, and political activism for land rights, with famous Mohawk ironworkers building skyscrapers, and communities thriving with cultural revitalization, not extinct, living in Quebec and Ontario as part of Indigenous peoples of Canada.
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