Definitions for akwesasne
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1. Akwesasne

   The Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne (French: Nation Mohawk à Akwesasne) (alternate spelling Ahkwesáhsne) is a Mohawk Nation (Kanien'kehá:ka) territory that straddles the intersection of international (United States and Canada) borders and provincial (Ontario and Quebec) boundaries on both banks of the St. Lawrence River. Most of the land and population are in what is otherwise the present-day United States. Although divided by an international border, the residents consider themselves to be one community. They maintain separate police forces due to jurisdictional issues and national laws. The community was founded in the mid-18th century by Mohawk families from Kahnawake (also known as Caughnawaga), a Catholic Mohawk village that developed south of Montreal along the St. Lawrence River. Today Akwesasne has a total of 12,000 residents, with the largest population and land area of any Kanien'kehá:ka community. From its development in the mid-eighteenth century, Akwesasne was considered one of the Seven Nations of Canada. It is one of several Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk), meaning "people of the flint" in Mohawk, territories within present-day Canada; others are Kahnawake, Wahta, Tyendinaga, Kanesatake, and the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation (which includes several subdivisions of Mohawk, the other five nations of the Iroquois League, and some other Native American tribes), founded after the American Revolutionary War. With settlement of the border between Canada and the United States in the early 19th century, a larger portion of the territory was defined as being within the United States. The portion in New York state is known as the federally recognized St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. The portion in Ontario is referred to as Akwesasne Reserve No. 59, and the portion in Quebec as Akwesasne Reserve. The name Akwesasne in Mohawk means "Land Where the Partridge Drums", referring to the rich wildlife in the area.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of akwesasne in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of akwesasne in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of akwesasne in a Sentence

1. Tim Currier:

   If you were to ask most people who live in Massena, Akwesasne or Cornwall, they would tell you that for us the border is just a line, the virus is here, there's no question. That's why it's important to take the safety precautions.

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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akwesasne