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What does Kahnawà:ke mean?
By the rapids
Kahnawà:ke is located near which river?
St. Lawrence River
True or False. Before Kahnawà:ke was established, the Kanien'keha:ka people lived in Mohawk Valley.
True
Name one (1) of the four (4) basic components a settlement would need to survive.
What is the name for the wooden fence around village area?
Palisade
How many Mohawk communities are there?
Seven (7)
What province is Kahnawà:ke in?
Quebec
What religion did Jesuit priests covert some Mohawk people to?
Catholicism
Mohawk settlements left 'Space for expansion'. Give one of the two (2) ways their community expanded
Childbirth or people joining from other communities.
Why did Kahnawà:ke move 4 times?
If you do not pronounce the 'H' in Kahnawà:ke, what does it mean?
By the swamp
What continent is Kahnawà:ke located on?
North America
What disease killed hundreds of Kanien'keha:ka people in Mohawk Valley
Smallpox
Approximately how many acres was reserved for 'Place to live'?
20 acres
Around what present day area did the first village of Kahnawà:ke (Kentake in 1667) settle?
LaPrairie (down near Dix30 mall)
Name one of the other Mohawk communities.
Kahnawà:ke, Ahkwesáhsn, Kanehsatà:ke, Kanièn:ke (Ganienkeh), Kenhtè:ke (Tyendinaga), Ohswé:ken, or Wáhta
What country is Kahnawà:ke in?
Canada
What year was Kahnawà:ke established?
1667
Land was needed for food source. In order to survive and life a healthy life, people need both carbohydrates (crops) and ____________________.
Protein (hunting & fishing)
What year did we settle in present day Kahnawà:ke?
1716
How many acres is Kahnawá:ke today?
Around 14,000
Is Kahnawà:ke North, South, East or West of Montreal?
South
Why was the community of Kahnawà:ke created?
So that Mohawk people could practice Catholicsm
What is the total amount of acres a settlement needs in order to thrive and not depend on their neighbours?
Around 600,000 acres.
What did the French call this settlement of Kahnawà:ke. The Seigneury of Sault St. ___________.
Louis