1. "At the rapids" : historical overview of Kahnawa:ke to the late nineteenth century -- 2. "Serious troubles" : the ecology, economy, and politics of community division in the 1870s and 1880s -- 3. "For three years" or "for life" : the council of chiefs and establishment of the band council system -- 4. "An ill-feeling which is yet burning" : Indian act opposition and the roots of Kahnawa:ke traditionalism and nationalism -- 5. "Must we resign ourselves to such injustice?" : the sisters of St. Anne and the Thunderwater movement -- 6. "We have our own rights and religion" : the reestablishment of the longhouse in Kahnawa:ke
Summary
Today Kahnawà:ke ("at the rapids") is a community of approximately seventy-two hundred Mohawks, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal. One of the largest Mohawk communities, it is known in the modern era for its activism-a traditionalist, energetic impulse with a long history. Kahnawà:ke examines the development of traditionalism and nationalism in this Kanien'keká:ka (Mohawk) community from 1870 to 1940
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index
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