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Akwesasne 59

Coordinates: 45°02′N 74°34′W / 45.033°N 74.567°W / 45.033; -74.567
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Iroquois Reserve 59
Iroquois of St Regis Indian Reserve No. 59
Iroquois Reserve 59 is located in Southern Ontario
Iroquois Reserve 59
Iroquois Reserve 59
Coordinates: 45°02′N 74°34′W / 45.033°N 74.567°W / 45.033; -74.567
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyStormont, Dundas and Glengarry
indianAkwesasne
Area
 • Land11.86 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Totalincompletely enumerated
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Websitewww.akwesasne.ca

Iroquois of St Regis Indian Reserve 59 (Kawehnò:ke)[2] is an Indian reserve in Ontario. It is part of The St Regis Indian reserve,which includes St Regis, Quebec (Indian Reserve)in Quebec and St. Regis Reservation, in New York. The Iroquois of St Regis are independent of the federal and provincial governments, this division is largely for statistical purposes.

Education

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Ahkwesasne Mohawk Board of Education (AMBE) operates Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School (preschool through middle school) on Cornwall Island.[3]

AMBE agrees to pay tuition for high school students to two school districts in Ontario: Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB), with AMBE-tuition-paid students going to Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School and some other UCSDB programs, and Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO), with AMBE-tuition-paid students going to St Joseph's Secondary School and some other CDSBEO programs.[4]

UCDSB categorizes Cornwall Island to be in the district's Ward 11.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Akwesasne (Part) 59, Ontario census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  2. ^ Onkwe'ta:ke, The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne's Monthly Community Newsletter, Volume 4 Issue 5,May 2014. Page 19 [1]
  3. ^ "Home". Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  4. ^ "Secondary School Program". Ahkwesasne Mohawk Board of Education. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  5. ^ "UCDSB 2023 Map Ward Boundaries" (PDF). Upper Canada District School Board. Retrieved 2024-10-16.