In 2026, the public language of security is saturated again with the idea of “sleepers.” The headlines and warnings shift from country to country, but…
Brantford calls it the West Brant Access Route. In municipal terms, it is a Schedule C Environmental Assessment studying a new north–south arterial corridor and…
The Grand River Territory was not a charitable land grant. It was acquired territory—acknowledged and set apart in 1784 for the “exclusive use and enjoyment”…
The Mohawks did not receive the Grand River lands as a charitable grant, an internal allocation of Crown property, or a revocable favour. They acquired…
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…
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…
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…