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Under the terms of Jay's Treaty ( 1794), Mohawks may pass freely across the international border. The two parts of the reservation are separated by the St. Lawrence River and the 45th parallel.
The Mohawks are members of the Iroquois and are the Keepers of the Eastern Door.
Gambling was introduced to the reservation in the 1980s, and has caused deep controversy. Broadly speaking, the elected chiefs and the Warrior Society have supported gaming, while the traditional chiefs have opposed it.
The elected tribal governments on the New York and Canadian sides and the traditional chiefs of Akwesasne often work together as a "Tri-Council" concerning areas of shared interest, for example to negotiate land claims settlements.
The Mohawk Tribe views the reservation as an "sovereign nation," but shares jurisdiction with the State of New York, The United States and the Town of BombayBombay is a town located in Franklin County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,192. The Town of Bombay was organized from part of the Town of Fort Covington in 1833. The town is in the northwest part of the county., in which it is located.
The reservation is at the international border of CanadaCanada historically the Dominion of Canada is the second-largest, and northernmost, country in the world. It is a decentralized federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories, governed as a constitutional monarchy, and formed in 1867 through an act of Confe and the St. Lawrence River.
According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the Indian reservation has a total area of 54.3 km˛ (21.0 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 49.2 km˛ (19.0 mi˛) of it is land and 5.1 km˛ (2.0 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 9.45% water.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 2,699 people, 904 households, and 668 families residing in the Indian reservation. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 54.9/km˛ (142.2/mi˛). There are 977 housing units at an average density of 19.9/km˛ (51.5/mi˛). The racial makeup of the Indian reservation is 2.07% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 97.41% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 904 households out of which 44.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% are married couples living together, 23.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% are non-families. 22.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.97 and the average family size is 3.44.
In the Indian reservation the population is spread out with 34.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the Indian reservation is $32,664, and the median income for a family is $34,336. Males have a median income of $27,742 versus $21,774 for females. The per capita income for the Indian reservation is $12,017. 22.4% of the population and 19.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 31.3% of those under the age of 18 and 14.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.