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A couple temporarily left their home in Kahnawake on Sunday after dozens of residents reportedly surrounded their house.

Amanda Deer, her non-native boyfriend and an 11-year-old boy left town after a group of protesters formed in front of their home, some trying to break down their front door, Deer told CBC News.

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Deer said it had to do with Kahnawake’s Mohawk residency law, which prohibits any Mohawks who marry a non-Mohawk after 1981 from living on the reserve together.

Some of those on hand Sunday argued that the incident had nothing to do with Deer’s boyfriend being non-native, and rather that he was a “violent felon,” with a troubled reputation in the community.

The incident came on the heels of other tense moments in the reserve this month.

In early May, Terri and Marvin McComber, another mixed couple, had their home vandalized. The couple’s house and car were spray painted. Signs placed near their home said: “Marry out get out” and “Mohawk land for Mohawks.”