Kanatsiohareke (Gah-nah-jo-ha-lay-gay) ( moh, Kana’tsioharé:ke) is a small

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/''Kanienkahaka'' community on the north bank of the

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, west of

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. The name means "The clean pots" and is derived from

Canajoharie Canajoharie (), also known as the "Upper Castle", was the name of one of two major towns of the Mohawk nation in 1738. The community stretched for a mile and a half along the southern bank of the Mohawk River, from a village known as ''Dekanohag ...

or "Upper Castle", one of the two major towns of the Mohawk nation in 1738. Kanatsiohareke was created to be a "

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in Reverse", teaching

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and culture. Located at the ancient homeland of the Kanienkehaka (Mohawk), it was re-established in September 1993 under the leadership of Thomas R. Porter (Sakokwenionkwas-"The One Who Wins"). The community must raise their own revenue and frequently hold cultural presentations, workshops, and academic events, including an annual Strawberry Festival. A craft shop on site features genuine handmade Native crafts from all over Turtle Island (North America). The primary mission of the community is to try to preserve traditional values, culture, language and lifestyles in the guidance of the ''Kaienerekowa'' (Great Law of Peace). Kanatsiohareke, Inc. is a

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under IRS code 501c3. Thomas Porter is a member of the Bear Clan of the Mohawk Nation at

Akwesasne The Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne ( ; french: Nation Mohawk à Akwesasne; moh, Ahkwesáhsne) is a Mohawk Nation (''Kanienʼkehá:ka'') territory that straddles the intersection of international (United States and Canada) borders and provincial (Ont ...

. (Akwesasne, also known as the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, straddles the Canada–US border near Massena, New York.) He is married to Alice Joe Porter who is Choctaw, and has six children.

References

*{{Cite book , publisher = Bowman Books , isbn = 978-0878861477 , last = Tom Porter/Sakokwenionkwas , title = Kanatsiohareke: Traditional Mohawk Indians Return to their Ancestral Homeland , accessdate = 2013-02-08 , year = 2006 , url = http://nativeauthors.com/index.php?productID=766

External links

Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community Official Website

Photose of 19th annual Strawberry Festival
from

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