Indigenous
Mohawks of Kanesatake Chief and Council
Governs Mohawks of Kanesatake
Official website (kanesatake.ca) Report a problem with this page
Source: fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca, checkedNext vote
Who sits on it
-
5 chiefs
Elected
- AB Amy Beauvais Chief · since October 2025
- BE Brant Etienne Chief · since October 2025
- DD Denise David Chief · since October 2025
- JC John Canatonquin Chief · since October 2025
- SS Serge Simon Chief · since October 2025
iSourced · checked : show the source for each fact
Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Amy Beauvais as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Brant Etienne as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Denise David as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- John Canatonquin as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Serge Simon as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
-
Band office
681, Ste-Philomene Street
Kanesatake, QC J0N 1E0- Phone (450) 479-8373
- Web kanesatake.ca
What it can do
- By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81)
Makes by-laws for its reserves: health of residents, traffic, law and order, nuisances, animals, roads, water supplies and other local works, zoning and buildings, allotment of reserve land, residence on the reserve, wildlife and fish on the reserve, and trespass. Fines of up to $1,000.
- Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83)
With the Minister's approval, taxes land and interests in land on the reserve for local purposes, licenses businesses, and spends band money. Many First Nations tax property under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act instead.
- Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1)
With the consent of a majority of electors voting at a special band meeting, may prohibit the sale, supply, manufacture or possession of intoxicants on the reserve.
iSourced · checked : show the source for each fact
Sources for what it can do
- By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
Sources
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles: band office, website, election system "Custom Electoral System". For: Mohawks of Kanesatake Chief and Council
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Band office address, phone and fax from ISC First Nation Profiles. For: Band office
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81). For: By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83). For: Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1). For: Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1)
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Office title and number of holders listed by ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance), election system "Custom Electoral System". For: Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2025-10-16, expiry date 2026-12-19. For: Amy Beauvais as Chief, Brant Etienne as Chief, Denise David as Chief, John Canatonquin as Chief, Serge Simon as Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Date estimated from the term expiry date in ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance); not an announced election date. For: General election, December 19, 2026