That the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby enters in the Register the Birth and Heritage Registrar Directive (MNBH), issued by the Secretary-General on 2 January 2024, as the foundational administrative instrument establishing the Birth and Heritage Registry of the Nation.
The instrument
Gazette No. 42 — Birth and Heritage Registrar Directive (MNBH)
3 April 2026 (Date of Registration)
Gazette No.: GZT001-261205-000042
Register Entry No.: REG001-261205-000042
Tracking Code: RG1314-050000-000041 Status: Perfected — Registered and Published
Category / Class: Category 12 — Education · Class 05 — Directive
NOTICE OF RETROSPECTIVE REGISTRATION
Birth and Heritage Registrar Directive (MNBH) — 2 January 2024
Retrospective entry under Rule 11 of the Rules of the Register. Original directive code: SG0300-240102-010001. Date of registration: 3 April 2026.
That the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby enters in the Register the Birth and Heritage Registrar Directive (MNBH), issued by the Secretary-General on 2 January 2024, as the foundational administrative instrument establishing the Birth and Heritage Registry of the Nation.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The MNBH directive established the Birth and Heritage Registrar as the formal administrative mechanism for recording the births, parentage, lineage, and heritage connections of citizens of and applicants to the Mohawk Nation of Grand River. It constitutes the original act that created the registry function now formally constituted in the Register under Gazette No. 19 (REG001-050300-000002).
The directive established: the registry structure for birth and lineage records; the Claim of Right framework as the mechanism by which individuals establish entitlement to Mohawk residency, land, and hereditary rights; the four resident standing categories (RST001–RST004); the Manor Roll as the official registry of Valid Residents and their hereditary rights; nunc pro tunc registration for eligible individuals whose births were not properly recorded; and United Empire Loyalist (UELAC) certification as supplementary proof of lineage directly connecting citizenship determination to the loyalist Mohawk posterity named in the Haldimand Proclamation.
TRANSMISSION TO EXTERNAL AUTHORITIES — 22 OCTOBER 2024
This directive was transmitted to external authorities on 22 October 2024 by cover letter bearing Code SG0100-241022-000001, addressed to Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The following parties received copies simultaneously and are therefore on formal notice as of 22 October 2024:
R. Janes and Max Shapiro, counsel to the Six Nations Band of Indians
Sherri-Lyn Hill-Pierce, Six Nations Council
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Edith Dumont
Attorney General of Ontario, Doug Downey
Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
Ministry of Indigenous Affairs Ontario
The notification to Six Nations counsel, the Prime Minister, the Governor General, the Lieutenant Governor, and both the federal and Ontario Attorneys General on the same date is a significant matter of record. No party on that list can claim ignorance of the existence of this registry or the Nation’s claim of right determination framework as of 22 October 2024.
RELATIONSHIP TO REGISTER ENTRIES
This directive is the originating act of which Gazette No. 19 (Birth and Heritage Registry, REG001-050300-000002) is the Register’s formal establishment entry. The directive is the act of the Secretary-General; the gazette entry is the Register’s record of that act. Both are required for a complete institutional record.
EXECUTION
Executed under the authority of the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River.
Secretary-General
Date
NOTE ON DIRECTIVE DATE
The directive body text carries a typographic error in the date field (“2018”). The correct year is 2024, confirmed by the directive code (SG0300-240102 = January 2, 2024) and the contemporaneous cover letter bearing code SG0100-241022-000001, dated 22 October 2024.
CLAIM OF RIGHT FRAMEWORK
Claim of Rightis a formal declaration and affirmation of an individual’s entitlement to A Mohawk residency, land, and hereditary rights under Mohawk law and diplomatic relations. This claim is essential for establishing status as aValid Residentor asserting any rights or entitlements within the Mohawk Nation of Grand River. Components of a Claim of Right: P roof of Birth: Individuals must provid
CATEGORIES OF TRUE PERSONS
The Registrar will classify True Persons based on residency and entitlement status: 1. Valid Registered Temporary Resident (True Person, Temporary Residency): Individuals visiting the Grand River Territory for temporary reasons (business, recreation, education, etc.) must register and receive a visa with an expiration date. 2. Invalid Temporary Resident (True Person who breached residency terms
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 as a retrospective entry under Rule 11 of the Rules of the Register.
Gazette No.: GZT001-261205-000042
Register Entry No.: REG001-261205-000042
Original Directive Code: SG0300-240102-010001
Original Date of Issue: 2 January 2024
Nature of Entry: Retrospective — Rule 11
Transmission Letter Code: SG0100-241022-000001
Date of Transmission: 22 October 2024
Recipients on Notice: 9 parties including PM, GG, Lt. Gov. Ontario, AG Ontario, Six Nations counsel
Registrar General
Date of Registration
This instrument forms part of the permanent record of the Secretariat.
Mohawk Nation of Grand River · Grand River Territory
