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Every credential the Nation issues carries one code, rests on a published instrument, and can be checked by anyone — without anyone seeing more of your record than the credential itself.
The National Card
Your identity card as a resident of the Nation. It carries your photo, your identity code, your clan and sector, your standing, and — as endorsements on the front — the other credentials you hold, so one card is enough at a stop, a market or a border.
- Who can hold it
- A resident entered on the Register after attestation; a minor's card shows a guardian and expires at majority.
- What you bring
- Your attestation, a recent photo, and your evidence of descent or adoption already on the Register.
- How long it lasts
- Five years.
- Fee
- Set by the Registrar General; waived for elders, minors and hardship
- Rests on
- G47 Resident Identification Card and G26 National Identification Framework
- How it is checked
- The QR code on the back, the signed chip, or the code at Verify a record. A card posted to you works once you activate it on your own record.
Driver credential
Your authority to drive within the Grand River Territory, by class (G2 learner, G, M motorcycle, D, B), with any conditions printed on it.
- Who can hold it
- A resident who has completed the Driver Education Programme (written exam, lessons and road test) or holds a recognised equivalent.
- What you bring
- Your National Card; for D and B classes, a medical attestation.
- How long it lasts
- Five years; a learner's permit one year.
- Fee
- $40
- Rests on
- G46 Driver's Identification Programme and G45 Transportation and Safety Initiative
- How it is checked
- As the National Card; officers and insurers can check the class and standing without seeing your record.
Vehicle registration and plates
Registration of a vehicle you own in the Mohawk National Vehicle Registry, with the Nation's plate.
- Who can hold it
- A resident who owns the vehicle.
- What you bring
- Proof of ownership, the vehicle identification number, and GRNDIP insurance.
- How long it lasts
- One year, renewable.
- Fee
- $40
- Rests on
- G44 National Vehicle Registry
- How it is checked
- The plate and the registration card carry codes anyone can check.
GRNDIP insurance certificate
Insurance under the Nation's Grand River Nationalized Driver Insurance Program for vehicles on the Vehicle Registry.
- Who can hold it
- The owner of a registered vehicle.
- How long it lasts
- One year.
- Fee
- $0
- Rests on
- G43 Nationalized Driver Insurance Program
- How it is checked
- By its code; insurers and officers can request a letter confirming cover.
Passport of the Nation
A travel document built to the international standard for passports, signed with the Nation's keys. Whether another country accepts it is that country's decision; holders are briefed before they travel and carry the passport they would otherwise use.
- Who can hold it
- A resident on the Register after attestation.
- How long it lasts
- Ten years; five for a minor.
- Before you travel
- Read the holder briefing and check the Recognition Register.
- More
- The Passport Standard of the Nation
Certificates of record
Certificates of birth, death, marriage, adoption and change of name entered on the Nation's registries; certificates of standing, of clan and sector, and letters of good standing.
- Who can ask
- The person named, or a parent or guardian; for a death, the next of kin.
- Rests on
- G20 Birth and Heritage Registry and G21 Membership and Lineage Registry
- How it is checked
- Each certificate carries its own code and verifies once issued.
Claim of Right
The formal declaration by which a person establishes entitlement to residency, land and hereditary rights. A claim is filed, determined by the Registrar General, and published; a published claim makes the claimant a Valid Resident and enters them on the Manor Roll.
- What you bring
- Proof of birth, your line to the posterity of the three villages (or your adoption), and any supplementary proof such as a UELAC certificate or the Chapel of the Mohawks records.
- Rests on
- G42 Birth and Heritage Registrar Directive and G19 Citizenship Determination Rules
- What you receive
- A Certificate of Determination; on publication, a Mohawk Publication Number.
Business and trade credentials
Vendor, food-handling, contractor, building and occupancy permits; trade and professional credentials; harvesting, tobacco and fuel vendor permits.
- Who can hold them
- Residents and businesses on the Register, according to each permit.
- More
- Businesses of the Nation
Every credential, in one table
| Credential | Family | For | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accessible Parking Permit | APK001 | a resident | 5 years |
| Aircraft Registration | AIR001 | a vehicle | 3 years |
| Apprenticeship Record | APP002 | a resident | as stated |
| Authentication (for use abroad) | AUT001 | a record | as stated |
| Boat Operator | BOP001 | a resident | 5 years |
| Boat Registration | BOT001 | a vehicle | 3 years |
| Building Permit | BLD001 | a parcel of land | 1 year |
| Certificate of Clan and Sector | CCS001 | a resident | 5 years |
| Certificate of Competence | CMP001 | a resident | 3 years |
| Certificate of Non-Record | CNR001 | the person named | as stated |
| Certificate of Service (for the counterparty's file) | CSV001 | the person or body named | as stated |
| Certificate of Standing | CSD001 | a resident | 1 year |
| Certified Copy | CCP001 | a record | as stated |
| Commission (instrument of appointment) | CMM001 | an officer of the Nation | as stated |
| Contractor's Registration | CTR001 | a business | 2 years |
| Course Completion | CRS001 | the person named | as stated |
| Cultural Authority (as attested by the community) | CUL001 | a resident | as stated |
| Dealer's Plate | DLR001 | a business | 1 year |
| Deputy's Warrant (acting for) | DEP001 | an officer of the Nation | as stated |
| Driver Credential | DRV001 | a resident | 5 years |
| Driving Examiner | EXM001 | a resident | 3 years |
| Driving History Letter | DHL001 | a resident | as stated |
| Driving Instructor | INS002 | a resident | 3 years |
| Dual-Control Vehicle | DCV001 | a vehicle | 0 years |
| Elder Recognition | ELD001 | a resident | as stated |
| Emergency Travel Letter | ETL001 | a resident | as stated |
| Firearm Safety Acknowledgment | FSA001 | a resident | 5 years |
| First Aid and CPR | FAC001 | a resident | 3 years |
| Food Handling | FDH001 | the person named | 3 years |
| Fuel Vendor Permit | FLV001 | a business | 1 year |
| GRNDIP Certificate of Insurance | GRN001 | a resident | 1 year |
| Harvesting Permit (hunting, fishing, gathering) | HRV001 | a resident | 1 year |
| Heritage Certificate | HER001 | the person named | as stated |
| Historic Vehicle Plate | HST001 | a vehicle | 10 years |
| Honorary Standing | HON001 | the person named | as stated |
| Insurance Card | INSR01 | a resident | 1 year |
| Interpreter's Accreditation (Kanien'kéha) | INT001 | the person named | 5 years |
| Land-Use Permit (temporary works) | LUP001 | a parcel of land | as stated |
| Language Proficiency (Kanien'kéha) | LNG001 | a resident | as stated |
| Learner's Permit | DRV002 | a resident | 1 year |
| Letter of Good Standing | LGS001 | a resident | 1 year |
| Letter of Introduction | LOI001 | an officer of the Nation | as stated |
| Letter of Nationality | NAT001 | a resident | 5 years |
| Membership Card | MSC001 | a resident | 1 year |
| Notary of the Nation | NOT002 | an officer of the Nation | 5 years |
| Occupancy Certificate | OCC002 | a parcel of land | as stated |
| Passport of the Nation | PSP001 | a resident | 10 years |
| Plate Certificate | NVR001 | a resident | 10 years |
| Process Server's Authority | PRS002 | an officer of the Nation | 2 years |
| Safe-Conduct (delegation) | SFC001 | the person named | as stated |
| Surveyor's Licence of the Nation | SVL001 | the person named | 5 years |
| Teacher's Certificate | TCH001 | a resident | 5 years |
| Temporary Movement Permit | TMP001 | a vehicle | as stated |
| Tobacco Vendor Permit | TBV001 | a business | 1 year |
| Towing Authority | TOW001 | a business | 1 year |
| Trade / Professional Credential | TRD001 | a resident | 3 years |
| Trade Permit | TDP001 | a resident | 1 year |
| Vehicle Inspection | INS001 | a resident | 1 year |
| Vehicle Operation Permit | VOP001 | a resident | 1 year |
| Vehicle Registration | VRG001 | a resident | 1 year |
| Vendor's Permit | VND001 | the person named | 1 year |
| Veteran Recognition | VET001 | a resident | as stated |
| Visitor's Pass | VIS001 | the person named | as stated |
| Warrant Card (Police Service) | WAR001 | an officer of the Nation | 3 years |
How a credential is checked
- By its code. Anyone can enter the code at Verify a record and see whether it is genuine and in force — nothing more.
- By its QR code or chip, with the Verifier app, which works without a signal and knows which credentials have been revoked.
- One fact only. From your phone you can show a single fact — that you are a resident, or over 18, or hold a class of driver credential — without your name or code.
- Businesses on the Territory can be given a key that answers only the yes-or-no questions they need.
Every check made on your credentials is listed on your own record.
If a credential is lost, stolen or taken
Tell the Register at once through Report to the Nation or the Secretariat. The lost card is revoked immediately and a replacement issued under oath. If an outside agency refuses or seizes a credential of the Nation, it is entered in the Nation's Non-Recognition Record and the Attorney General acts on it under the National Identification Framework (G26).
While a new card is made, the Registrar General can issue a 30-day temporary credential. Abroad, the Secretary-General can issue an emergency travel letter.
