That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River asserts and hereby formally records its sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of external courts, tribunals, and administrative bodies, and from the legislative authority of external governments, except as expressly consented to by the Nation through instruments of the Secretariat…
The instrument
Gazette No. 29 — Notice of Sovereign Immunity (MNDRSI)
28 March 2026
Gazette No.: GZT001-260204-000029
Register Entry No.: REG001-050300-000029
Tracking Code: AG1208-050000-000029 Status: Perfected / Entered / Fully Effected / Registered and Published
Category / Class: Category 02 — Sovereign, Foreign & Legislative · Class 04 — Notice
NOTICE OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
Mohawk Nation of Grand River — MNDRSI
Be it known to all whom it may concern:
That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River asserts and hereby formally records its sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of external courts, tribunals, and administrative bodies, and from the legislative authority of external governments, except as expressly consented to by the Nation through instruments of the Secretariat entered in the Register.
BASIS
Sovereign immunity arises from: the inherent sovereignty of the Nation as a distinct political entity; the covenant relationship with the Crown; customary international law; and the Haldimand Proclamation of 1784, which set apart a jurisdictional space in which the Nation’s law is primary.
SCOPE
Sovereign immunity extends to: the Nation itself, its Secretariat, its Register, and its instruments; the officers of the Secretariat acting in their official capacity; the Nation’s property, records, financial accounts, and identification instruments; and the Nation’s formal representations and notices.
WAIVER
Sovereign immunity is not waived by engagement in correspondence with external governments, assertion of rights in external forums, acceptance of any partial benefit under Canadian domestic law, or passage of time. Waiver may only be effected by an instrument executed by the Secretary-General and the Attorney General and entered in the Register.
EXECUTION
Executed under the authority of the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River.
Secretary-General
Date
CERTIFICATION OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL
I certify that this instrument has been duly received, examined, and entered in the Register of the Nation of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat.
Gazette No.: GZT001-260204-000029
Register Entry No.: REG001-050300-000029
Directive Reference: SG0101-241109-010001 (MNDRSI)
Registrar General
Date of Registration
This instrument forms part of the permanent record of the Secretariat.
Mohawk Nation of Grand River · Grand River Territory
