The
Mohawk Nation at 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 is in what is otherwise the present-day United States. Although divided by an international border, the residents consider themselves to be one community.