Six Nations Surrender of Portion of Grand River Reserve
Six Nations Surrender of Portion of Grand River Reserve
Six Nations Surrender of Portion of Grand River Reserve
Mohawk surrender of 302,707 acres of land located along the banks of the Grand River. See IT033 - Original
First Nation surrendering lands
Treaty document
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parchment, ink, wax, pink ribbon
Description of Land Sold:
The Chiefs, Warriors, and people of the Mohawk Nation surrendered unto His Majesty several portions of the lands granted to them by the Crown in 1784. The lands were located on the Grand River between Lakes Ontario, Huron and Erie. Several persons were granted portions of land in fee simple.
Witnesses:
John Small, Clerk of the Council
First Nations Signatories:
Joseph Brant
Date document signed
Provenance
Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 25-27.
About This GRASAC Record
5 February 1798, Six Nations Surrender of Portion of Grand River Reserve, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1841, Reel T-9938, GAD REF IT034, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3271, 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