That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River holds, and has continuously held, territorial jurisdiction over the Grand River Territory, being the lands set apart and confirmed for the use of the Mohawk Nation and its posterity by Crown instruments of 1779, 1784, and 1791.
The instrument
Gazette No. 7 — Declaration of Territorial Jurisdiction
28 March 2026
Gazette No.: GZT001-260203-000007
Register Entry No.: REG001-050300-000007
Tracking Code: AG1201-050000-000007 Status: Perfected / Entered / Fully Effected / Registered and Published
Category / Class: Category 02 — Sovereign, Foreign & Legislative · Class 03 — Declaration
INSTRUMENT OF DECLARATION
Territorial Jurisdiction — Grand River Territory
Be it known to all whom it may concern:
That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River holds, and has continuously held, territorial jurisdiction over the Grand River Territory, being the lands set apart and confirmed for the use of the Mohawk Nation and its posterity by Crown instruments of 1779, 1784, and 1791.
I. DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRITORY
The territorial jurisdiction extends over:
(i) The Grand River Territory, being those lands set apart by the Crown for the use of the Mohawk Nation and its posterity, as described in the Haldimand Proclamation of 25 October 1784, bounded by the River Thames in the south, Lake Erie in the west, and the Grand River from its source to its mouth, together with all adjacent lands six miles on each side of the said River as therein expressed;
(ii) All waters, riparian rights, and subsurface interests within the said territory;
(iii) All lands within the original grant that have not been lawfully surrendered or ceded by the free and informed consent of the Nation.
II. NATURE OF TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
Territorial jurisdiction includes authority to determine the use, occupation, and disposition of lands; regulate and enforce rights relating to land, water, and natural resources; establish and maintain a land registry, title system, and survey records; issue location and jurisdiction determination certificates; and grant, recognize, or refuse recognition of interests in land within the Territory.
III. NOTICE TO EXTERNAL PARTIES
All persons, governments, and institutions are hereby placed on notice that acts within the Territory inconsistent with the Nation’s governing authority are not recognized as having lawful effect; claims of title or authority over lands within the Territory established without accordance with the Nation’s laws are not recognized; and the Secretariat will record, assert, and if necessary enforce the territorial jurisdiction of the Nation through its proper institutions.
IV. EFFECT OF DECLARATION
This Declaration does not create territorial jurisdiction but records, affirms, and gives notice of its existence. It is the foundational instrument upon which all land registry, survey, title, and location determination instruments rest.
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.: GZT001-260203-000007
Register Entry No.: REG001-050300-000007
Registrar General
Date of Registration
This instrument forms part of the permanent record of the Secretariat.
Mohawk Nation of Grand River · Grand River Territory
