WHAT LIES BENEATH THE GRAND RIVER: Haldimand, Riparian Law, and the Mohawk Environmental Mandate
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…
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What Lies Beneath The Title
Opinion on the duty to act regarding unresolved Haldimand title and jurisdiction questions.
WHAT LIES BENEATH THE TITLE: The Grand River, Notice, and the Duty to Act
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…
Honour Without End: how the Crown rewarded Mohawk Loyalists—and how that promise still binds Canada
Opinion on the unfinished Crown system for identifying and honouring Mohawk Loyalist posterity.
HONOUR WITHOUT END: How the Crown Rewarded Mohawk Loyalists—and How that Promise still Binds Canada
In this series, we have examined the Grand River not as a single dispute, but as a sequence of decisions that were never meant…
HONOUR WITHOUT END: How the Crown Rewarded Mohawk Loyalists—and How that Promise still Binds Canada
In this series, we have examined the Grand River not as a single dispute, but as a sequence of decisions that were never meant…
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE: Reading Canada’s Constitution From Six Miles Deep
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…
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE: Reading Canada’s Constitution From Six Miles Deep
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…
Rolling the Right Dice: Why Haldimand Rights aren’t just about Clanology or Band membership
Opinion clarifying the distinct categories of standing required for Haldimand rights.
ROLLING THE RIGHT DICE: Why Haldimand Rights Aren’t Just About Clanology or Band Membership
There is a quiet confusion running through our communities right now. More and more people are talking about the Haldimand Proclamation as if it were…
POSTERITY FOREVER: The Loyalist Mohawk Title Canada Forgot
When you strip away all the legal jargon and colonial dust, the story of the Grand River is actually very simple: the Crown made specific,…
POSTERITY FOREVER: The Loyalist Mohawk Title Canada Forgot
When you strip away all the legal jargon and colonial dust, the story of the Grand River is actually very simple: the Crown made specific,…
Posterity Forever: The Loyalist Mohawk title Canada forgot
Opinion on the forgotten hereditary framework of Loyalist Mohawk posterity under Haldimand and Dorchester.
The Lost Institute: How the Mohawk Hereditary Right Was Replaced by a Manufactured ‘Six Nations’ Narrative
Opinion arguing the Haldimand grant was hereditary to Mohawk posterity, not a collective Six Nations right.
THE LOST INSTITUTE: How the Mohawk Hereditary Right Was Replaced by a Manufactured ‘Six Nations’ Narrative
The modern story of the Haldimand Tract rests on a misunderstanding large enough to reshape an entire region’s legal and political identity, even citizenships. Most…