Ottawa says it now decides Mohawk reserve membership

Who is a Mohawk?

The answer could set the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake on a collision course with the federal government amid renewed debate over who can live on the reserve just south of Montreal.

Kahnawake's band council claims sole authority over determining membership in the community. But now, in response to a group challenging the reserve's controversial "Marry out, get out" membership law, the federal government says it has final say over who can legally call themselves a Kahnawake Mohawk.

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