or ", ▁prepared ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁I ro qu o ian ▁territory ▁against ▁other ▁tribes ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁St . ▁Reg is ▁Res ervation , ▁and ▁the ▁Saint ▁Reg is ▁Moh awk ▁Trib al ▁government , ▁adopted ▁g amb ling ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁It ▁has ▁generated ▁deep ▁controvers y . ▁Broad ly ▁speaking , ▁the ▁elected ▁chief s ▁and ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁War rior ▁Society ▁have ▁supported ▁g amb ling , ▁while ▁some ▁traditional ▁leaders ▁have ▁opposed ▁it . ▁Today , ▁the ▁res ervation ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Ak w es as ne ▁Moh awk ▁Cas ino , ▁which ▁has ▁generated ▁reven ues ▁for ▁trib al ▁w elf are . ▁ ▁The ▁elected ▁trib al ▁govern ments ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Canadian ▁sides ▁and ▁the ▁traditional ▁chief s ▁of ▁Ak w es as ne ▁often ▁work ▁together ▁as ▁a ▁" Tri - C oun cil " ▁concerning ▁areas ▁of ▁shared ▁interest , ▁for ▁example ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁land ▁claims ▁settlement s ▁with ▁their ▁respective ▁national ▁govern ments . ▁ ▁The ▁Saint ▁Reg is ▁Moh awk ▁Tri be ▁and ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁people ▁view ▁the ▁res ervation ▁as ▁a ▁so ver eign ▁nation . ▁Under ▁US ▁treat y ▁law , ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁has ▁juris diction ▁over ▁certain ▁cr imes ▁on ▁the ▁res ervation , ▁but ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁police ▁force ▁for ▁other ▁cases . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁res ervation ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁international ▁border ▁of