That the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby formally records the Nation’s position with respect to the Treaty of 1908 between Great Britain and the United States of America, which established the international boundary between Canada and the United States, and which failed to give consideration to the…
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Gazette No. 38 — Notice re 1908 International Boundary Treaty
28 March 2026
Gazette No.: GZT001-260204-000038
Register Entry No.: REG001-050300-000038
Tracking Code: AG2308-050000-000038 Status: Perfected / Entered / Fully Effected / Registered and Published
Category / Class: Category 02 — Sovereign, Foreign & Legislative · Class 04 — Notice
NOTICE RE 1908 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY TREATY
Haldimand Tract Excluded from Canada-USA Boundary Considerations
Be it known and placed on record:
That the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby formally records the Nation’s position with respect to the Treaty of 1908 between Great Britain and the United States of America, which established the international boundary between Canada and the United States, and which failed to give consideration to the Haldimand Tract lands and the riparian rights arising therefrom.
THE ADMISSION
Jean Gagnon, P.Eng., CLS, NBLS, Surveyor General of Canada and International Boundary Commissioner for Canada, confirmed in response to correspondence from the Secretary-General dated 6 September 2023 that the Haldimand Proclamation was not part of the considerations for the 1908 boundary treaty. The 1908 boundary was drawn without regard to the prior rights of the Mohawk Nation in the Territory. The Nation’s riparian rights extending to Lake Erie were neither extinguished nor considered.
DIRECTION TO OFFICERS
The Surveyor General and the Attorney General are directed to include an assessment of the 1908 boundary issue in the ongoing development of the Haldimand Accounting Instrument.
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.: GZT001-260204-000038
Register Entry No.: REG001-050300-000038
Admission on File: Correspondence from Jean Gagnon, Surveyor General / International Boundary Commissioner, September 2023
Registrar General
Date of Registration
This instrument forms part of the permanent record of the Secretariat.
Mohawk Nation of Grand River · Grand River Territory
