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DEMOGRAPHY
| Population | ||
| Number of persons within the community |
Number of persons outside the community |
Total |
7 506 |
2 165 |
9 671 |
Reference: Indian Registry, INAC, December 2008
GEOGRAPHY
| Territory Name: | Kahnawake Reserve and Doncaster Reserve |
| Type of territory: | Indians reserves |
| Surface: | Kahnawake : 4 811
hectares (11 888 acres) |
| Localisation: | Kahnawake is located 10 kilometres southwest of Montréal on the south shore of Lake Saint-Louis. Doncaster is located north-west of Lac des Îles, 14 kilometres from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts; it is uninhabited. |
| Remoteness Factor: | Year-round road access and located less than 50 kilometres from the nearest service centre. |
POLITIC
| Elections: | Customary process |
| Tribal Council 2: | None |
| Member of Parliament: | Ms. Carole Freeman,
Bloc Québécois (BQ) Châteauguay-St-Constant |
| Provincial MNA: | Mr. Pierre
Moreau, Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ) Châteauguay |
ECONOMY
Economic activities are rather varied, and include: several retail and service businesses; a few manufacturing concerns and a small degree of natural resource development. The reserve is home to most of the services found in cities:
Food stores, filling station, pharmacy, hunting and fishing supply, gift shops, sportswear and sporting goods, hardware, shoe repair, florist, construction materials, etc.
Services, including: travel agency, secretarial, dry-cleaning, housecleaning, plumbing, welding, electricity, furniture-making, carpentry, decoration and interior design, etc.
General contractors in excavation, cement-laying, masonry, petroleum products and asphalting, transportation, forestry, livestock breeding, quarry and sand pit, etc.
The Kahnawake Economic Development Commission, also called Tewatohnhi'saktha, was founded in 1999 in order to stimulate and enhance Kahnawake's economic growth by investing in people and businesses, as well as other economic opportunities. The Commission makes available funding to entrepreneurs, conducts training, promotes entrepreneurship and marketing with a view to expanding markets beyond the reserve, etc.
The community owns a business incubator, inaugurated in April 2004, which is also managed by the Kahnawake Economic Development Commission (Tewatohnhi'saktha).
EDUCATION
Band schools3 on the territory:
| School Name: | Karonhianonha School |
| Grades: | Pre-Kindergarden to Elementary 6 |
| Number of students: | 192 (2007-2008) |
| School Name: | Kateri School |
| Grades: | Kindergarden to Elementary 6 |
| Number of students: | 254 (2007-2008) |
| School Name: | Kahnawake Survival School |
| Grades: | Secondary 1 to Secondary 5 |
| Number of students: | 239 (2007-2008) |
| School Name: | Step by Step Kawennanoron |
| Grades: | Pre-Kindergarden and Kindergarden |
| Number of students: | 51 (2007-2008) |
| School Name: | Kahnawake Learning Center |
| Grades: | Secondary 2 to Secondary 5 |
| Number of students: | 8 (2007-2008) |
| School Name: | Indian Way School |
| Grades: | Pre-Kindergarden to Secondary 1 |
| Number of students: | 93 (2007-2008) |
| School Enrolment 2007-2008 | |||
| Band School | Provincial School | Total | |
| Pre-kindergarden | 75 |
|
75 |
| Kindergarden | 40 | 8 | 48 |
| Elementary | 377 | 77 | 454 |
| Secondary | 235 | 260 | 495 |
| Total : | 727 | 345 | 1 072 |
Reference : Nominal Roll, INAC (2007-2008)
Number of students funded by postsecondary program4 : 124
Reference: Post-Secondary list, INAC (2007-2008)
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES
| Fire protection: | Fire station, fire engine, firefighting equipment |
| Police services: | Provided by the Aboriginal police force recognized under an agreement between the Band council, the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec. |
| Medical care: | Kateri Memorial Hospital (Mohawk institution) |
| Waste disposal: | Landfill site; garbage collection provided by the Banc council |
| Main community facilities: | Educational centre, cultural centre, youth centre, arena, swimming pools, gymnasium, museum, library |
| Water Supply: | Treated surface water, household supply piped from water supply mains |
| Sewers: | Wastewater sewer and storm sewer systems, extended aeration |
| Road system: | 35.4 kilometres of gravel road and 54 kilometres of blacktop |
| Housing Units: | 2 075 (2007-2008) |
| Electricity: | Provided by Hydro-Québec |
For further information on this community please call at 1-800-567-9604 or click on this link toward community profiles of Statistics Canada (2006 Census).
Last profile update: December 9th 2008
