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Six Nations Grant of Land on Grand River
Six Nations Grant of Land on Grand River
Six Nations Grant of Land on Grand River
In consideration of the losses suffered by the Mohawk Indians, His Majesty has purchased a tract of land along the Grand River, upon which the Mohawk Indians have been permitted to settle.
First Nation settling on granted land
Indian Treaties and Surrenders.
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Description of Land Granted:
Due to the loss of land suffered by the Mohawk Indians in their support of His Majesty's cause, the King's allies purchased a tract of land from the Indians situated between Lake Ontario, Erie and Huron, and thus permits the Mohawk Nation to settle upon the banks of the Grand River, allotting to them for that purpose six miles deep from each side of the river, beginning at Lake Erie and extending in that proportion to the head of the said river.
Signatories:
Frederick Haldimand
R. Mathews
Date document signed
Provenance
Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 251-252.
About This GRASAC Record
24 October 1784, Six Nations Grant of Land on Grand River, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1846, Reel T-9939, GAD REF IT 250, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3232, accessed [date]).
This record was created under the direction of Heidi Bohaker as part of a larger research project funded by an Aboriginal Research Grant titled “Braiding Knowledges: Anishinaabe Heritage in Community Perspective”from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
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Location of treaty lands