When critics ask why Canada continues to “give money” to Indigenous communities, they reveal a false premise: that restitution is charity. It is not. What…
There has been increasing discussion about legal action concerning the Haldimand Proclamation of 1784 and the rights of Mohawk Loyalist posterity along the Grand River.…
Most Canadians have been trained to hear Indigenous land issues in one familiar language: Aboriginal rights, Aboriginal title, collective claims, duty to consult, reconciliation through…
A lot of people already understand this story instinctively, even if school never taught them the language for it. They know the Mohawk world along…
A lot of people already understand this story instinctively, even if school never taught them the language for it. They know the Mohawk world along…
When the Haldimand Proclamation is discussed, a familiar question often arises: What right did the Crown have to give the Mohawks their own land? It’s…
The ongoing litigation advanced by the Six Nations Band of Indians, through named litigants Lonnie Bomberry and Phil Montour, is often described as a way…
When most people talk about the Grand River, they talk about it as a local feature: a place to fish, paddle, walk the trail, or…
Opinion on the duty to act regarding unresolved Haldimand title and jurisdiction questions.
For many people living and working along the Grand River, land-title questions only surface when something feels wrong. A development stalls without explanation. A lender…
Opinion on the unfinished Crown system for identifying and honouring Mohawk Loyalist posterity.
In this series, we have examined the Grand River not as a single dispute, but as a sequence of decisions that were never meant…
In this series, we have examined the Grand River not as a single dispute, but as a sequence of decisions that were never meant…
When a newcomer becomes a Canadian citizen, they stand in a room, raise their right hand, and swear an oath to the King. When a…
When a newcomer becomes a Canadian citizen, they stand in a room, raise their right hand, and swear an oath to the King. When a…