Kahnawa: Ke: Factionalism, Traditionalism, and Nationalism in a Mohawk Community

by Gerald F. Reid

Book Overview

Today Kahnaw 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. Kahnaw ke examines the development of traditionalism and nationalism in this Kanien'kek ka (Mohawk) community from 1870 to 1940. The core of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803222556
• ISBN13: 9780803222557
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"