Mohawk Nation of Grand River

Mark of Honour

Two distinct hereditary systems: the clan through the mother alone; the Mark of Honour by either sex.

From Book VI of the National Books, Honours, Heraldry and Ceremony

“Those Loyalists who have adhered to the Unity of the Empire, and joined the Royal Standard (in America) before the Treaty of Separation in the year 1783, and all their children and their descendants by either sex, are to be distinguished by the following Capitals, affixed to their names: UE — Alluding to their principle The Unity of the Empire” — Lord Dorchester, 1789

Lord Dorchester’s Order in Council, 9 November 1789 · Library and Archives Canada, RG1 L1, vol. 18, p. 110 · as transcribed by the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada

Key to the tree: the 42 people below the Loyalist ancestors

Mark of Honour (UE): 30Matrilineal (Customary): 18Indian Act status (INAC): 20Unknown Lineage: 22

Two distinct hereditary systems

The clan: the Mohawk’s own, through the mother aloneUEThe Mark of Honour: the Crown’s, to every descendant by either sex

Tap any person to see their line, and what passes to them: the clan through the mother, status by statute, and the Mark of Honour by either sex. Tap again, or the ground, to clear it. An illustration: the figures stand for no particular family.

The printed poster

Download the poster as printed, A3, full quality: the-mark-of-honour.pdf