MOHAWK+GRAND RIVER

Gazette No. 72 — Formal Offer of Peace

Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby extends to the Crown of Canada a formal Offer of Peace, grounded in the Kaianereʼkó:wa (Great Law of Peace) — the foundational law of the Haudenosaunee peoples — and the Kaswentha (Two Row Wampum), which has governed the relationship between the Mohawk Nation and the Crown since the earliest diplomatic encounters on Turtle Island. In the Haudenosaunee diplomatic tradition, the offer of peace is not a concession. It is a sovereign act — the formal extension of the Great Law of Peace to another nation, recognizing that nation as capable of receiving it. This offer is made in good faith, in advance of the September 1, 2026 constitutional hearing in Matter No. BR26001881, and in the context of the pending Application for Writ of Mandamus before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. I. The Four Terms The Offer of Peace proposes resolution of the constitutional dispute on the following terms: (i)

Acknowledgment that the Haldimand Proclamation of 25 October 1784 is a valid and subsisting Crown covenant, preserved by s. 109 of the Constitution Act, 1867. (ii)

Commitment to meaningful consultation with the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat on the application of provincial legislation within the Haldimand corridor. (iii)

Convening of a formal Nation-to-Nation dialogue on the constitutional status of the Grand River corridor lands and the mechanism for recording the Haldimand covenant interest in the land titles system. (iv)

Engagement with the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat specifically — not the Six Nations Elected Council or the Band Council of the Six Nations of the Grand River, which does not represent the Secretariat's distinct Haldimand Beneficiary Class interests. II. The Honour of the Crown The honour of the Crown requires engagement. The Supreme Court of Canada has consistently held that the Crown must engage in good faith with Indigenous peoples on matters affecting their constitutional rights. The failure to engage with this Offer of Peace — made on honourable terms grounded in the Nation's own foundational law — is not consistent with the honour of the Crown. III. Non-Response Confirmed The 14-day response window expired on 11 June 2026. No response, acknowledgment, acceptance, or declination was received from the Crown Prosecutor, the Attorney General of Ontario, the Attorney General of Canada, or any other Crown representative. The Crown's non-response to the Formal Offer of Peace is formally entered into the institutional record of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat and will be relied upon as evidence at the September 1, 2026 constitutional hearing and in all subsequent proceedings. A Crown that has been offered peace on honourable terms and has not responded is not a Crown acting in good faith toward its covenant obligations.