Formal attestation of Patrick Doolittle UE as Attorney General.
The instrument
Gazette No. 5 — Attestation: Attorney General
28 March 2026
Gazette No.: GZT001-260101-000005
Register Entry No.: REG001-050300-000005
Tracking Code: RG1205-050000-000005 Status: Perfected / Entered / Fully Effected / Registered and Published
Category / Class: Category 01 — Executive Government · Class 01 — Attestation
INSTRUMENT OF ATTESTATION
Office of the Attorney General
Be it known to all whom it may concern:
That the office of Attorney General of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is duly constituted and presently held.
The Attorney General is hereby attested as the principal legal and jurisdictional officer of the Secretariat, responsible for the assertion, defence, and exercise of the legal authority of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River. The office is currently held by Patrick Doolittle UE.
This authority includes, without limitation:
(i) The assertion and defence of the jurisdictional authority of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River, including the legal rights and obligations arising from the Covenant relationship with the Crown, the Haldimand Proclamation of 1784, and the confirmatory instruments of 1779 and 1791;
(ii) The provision of legal advice to the Secretariat and to officers of the Nation on matters within the jurisdiction of the Secretariat;
(iii) The preparation, review, and approval of legal instruments, notices, and representations issued in the name of the Secretariat;
(iv) The conduct of legal proceedings and representations before courts, tribunals, and other bodies on behalf of the Nation, including without prejudice appearances at provincial proceedings;
(v) The oversight of the Director of Jurisdiction and such other legal officers as are appointed under the authority of the Secretariat;
(vi) The maintenance of a strict and documented separation between the public jurisdictional function of the Attorney General and the internal advisory function of Counsel to the Secretariat.
The Attorney General holds the public legal character of the Nation. No legal instrument issued in the name of the Secretariat shall be issued without the knowledge and concurrence of the Attorney General, except in cases of urgent necessity directed by the Secretary-General.
The Attorney General shall maintain a direct working relationship with the Director of Trust and Fiduciary Affairs in all matters touching upon the land trust obligations of the Crown and with the Registrar General in all matters touching upon the custody and validity of identification instruments.
The authority hereby attested continues in full force until formally varied or revoked by instrument of the Secretariat duly 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.: GZT001-260101-000005
Register Entry No.: REG001-050300-000005
Registrar General
Date of Registration
This instrument forms part of the permanent record of the Secretariat.
Mohawk Nation of Grand River · Grand River Territory
