The Gazette stream publishes notices, declarations, attestations, orders, and institutional acts of the Secretariat.
The Gazette of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River is the formal publication stream through which the Secretariat gives numbered public form to its instruments, declarations, notices, attestations, appointments, and other official acts. It serves as the outward publication record of the Secretariat, allowing acts of institutional significance to be issued in ordered sequence and made available as matters of public notice.
Gazette No. 1 — Establishment of the Register of the Nation – Be it known and placed on record: That the Register of the Nation of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby established as the permanent and authoritative institutional record of the M…
Gazette No. 41 — Notice of Parliamentary Record – Be it known and placed on record: That the parliamentary record establishing the Crown’s acknowledgment of the Haldimand obligations is hereby formally entered in the Register of the Nation as a const…
Gazette No. 50 — Assertion of Sovereignty and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby formally asserts its sovereignty as a nation whose territorial rights were established by the Haldimand Proclamation of 1…
Gazette No. 6 — Declaration of Governing Authority – Be it known and placed on record: That the governing authority of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is derived from the Haldimand Proclamation of 25 October 1784 as the foundational constit…
Gazette No. 7 — Declaration of Territorial Jurisdiction – Be it known and placed on record: That the territorial jurisdiction of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River extends over the Mohawk Acquired Territory as defined by the Haldimand Proclamation of 25 Octobe…
Gazette No. 8 — Notice of the Covenant Relationship – Be it known and placed on record: That the covenant relationship between the Mohawk Nation and the Crown is a constitutional relationship grounded in the Crown’s own record, preserved by section 109 o…
Gazette No. 9 — Notice of the Haldimand Obligations – Be it known and placed on record: That the Haldimand obligations of the Crown to the Mohawk Nation — arising from the Haldimand Pledge of 1779, the Haldimand Proclamation of 1784, the Dorchester Order…
Gazette No. 18 — Conflict of Laws Notice – Be it known and placed on record: That in any case of conflict between Mohawk national law and provincial regulatory frameworks within the Mohawk Acquired Territory, Mohawk national law as established…
Gazette No. 19 — Citizenship Determination Rules – Be it known and placed on record: That the Citizenship Determination Rules of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat are hereby established, defining the criteria for membership in the Haldimand…
Gazette No. 22 — Land Registry — Establishment – Be it known and placed on record: That the Land Registry of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby established as the authoritative record of the Secretariat’s interests in lands withi…
Gazette No. 28 — Declaration of Interest — Chapel of the Mohawks – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat declares its interest in Her Majesty’s Royal Chapel of the Mohawks, Brantford, Ontario, as a Crown property within t…
Gazette No. 35 — Representation to His Majesty the King – Be it known and placed on record: That formal Representation is hereby made to His Majesty King Charles III, transmitting the constitutional programme of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat a…
Gazette No. 37 — Notice of Interest — Arrowdale Lands – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat hereby files a Notice of Interest in the Arrowdale lands, City of Brantford, Ontario, being those lands comprising t…
Gazette No. 44 — Mohawk National Vehicle Registry Initiative (NVR) – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk National Vehicle Registry Initiative (NVR) is hereby established, giving the Secretariat the institutional authority to issue vehicle registrations, d…
Gazette No. 48 — Mohawk Environmental Protection and Sustainability Initiative (MEPSI) – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Environmental Protection and Sustainability Initiative (MEPSI) is hereby established as the regulatory, enforcement, and policy framework for environm…
Gazette No. 52 — Directive for Reclamation and Preservation of Her Majesty’s Chapel of the Mohawks – Be it known and placed on record: That the Directive for the Reclamation and Preservation of Her Majesty’s Royal Chapel of the Mohawks is hereby issued, establishing the Secretariat’s institutional pr…
Gazette No. 53 — Notice of Rejection — Haudenosaunee Development Institute – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat formally rejects the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) as a representative of the Secretariat’s constitution…
Gazette No. 56 — Objection to Proposed Amalgamation Study — Brantford and County of Brant – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat hereby files formal objection to any proposed amalgamation study or amalgamation of the City of Brantford and the Co…
Gazette No. 57 — Comprehensive Objection to Six Nations Band Council Claims and Actions – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat hereby files a comprehensive objection to the Six Nations Elected Band Council’s claims and actions within the Grand…
Gazette No. 58 — Notice of Interest — 423-Acre Tract, Brantford (Panattoni Development) – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat hereby declares the international character of the Haldimand Proclamation and the Crown-to-Nation covenant instrumen…
Gazette No. 59 — BlueBelt + Grand River – Be it known and placed on record: That the BlueBelt + Grand River Haldimand Tract Land Trust Conservancy is hereby retrospectively established under Rule 11, recording the founding documents transmitt…
Gazette No. 61 — Schedule of Unjust Enrichment – Be it known and placed on record: That the Schedule of Unjust Enrichment is hereby formally entered in the Register of the Nation as the Secretariat’s authoritative accounting of the wealth generated…
Gazette No. 63 — Application for Writ of Mandamus — Affidavit of Benjamin Doolittle UE – Be it known and placed on record: That the affidavit of Benjamin Doolittle UE, Secretary-General, in support of the Application for Writ of Mandamus targeting Director Dan Petoran, Land Registry Servi…
Gazette No. 64 — Memorandum of Fact and Law – Be it known and placed on record: That the Memorandum of Fact and Law in support of the Application for Writ of Mandamus is hereby registered in the Gazette as Gazette No. 64.
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Gazette No. 65 — Notice of Constitutional Encumbrance – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat hereby gives formal notice to the Director of Titles, ServiceOntario; the Attorney General of Ontario; the Attorney…
Gazette No. 66 — Demand of the Attorney General — Five Constitutional Questions – Be it demanded of the Crown: That the Attorney General of Canada and the Attorney General of Ontario each state their constitutional position on the following five questions within thirty days of the…
Gazette No. 69 — Rules of Engagement of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat hereby establishes and enters in the Register the following Seven Rules governing the Nation's engagement in co…
Gazette No. 71 — Post-Mandamus Program Directive – Be it directed: That upon receipt of the Writ of Mandamus from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice directing the Director of Land Registry Services Branch, ServiceOntario, to establish an indexed ex…
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 foundat…
Gazette No. 73 — Notice of Ceremonial Invitation to the Pipe – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby extends a formal Ceremonial Invitation to the Pipe to the Crown of Canada. The pipe ceremony is the customary Haudenosaun…
Gazette No. 76 — Parcel Administration Program – Be it known and placed on record: That the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby establishes the Parcel Administration Program for the Haldimand corridor, as the administrative infras…
Gazette No. 0 — Master Index — Reserved Root Entry – Be it known and placed on record: That the G0 instrument is the master index entry of the Register of the Nation of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat. It is reserved as the root index and c…
Gazette No. 20 — Birth and Heritage Registry – Be it known and placed on record: That the Birth and Heritage Registry of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby established under the MNBH code series, to record births within the Hal…
Gazette No. 45 — Mohawk National Transportation and Safety Initiative (MNTSI) – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk National Transportation and Safety Initiative (MNTSI) is hereby established, setting out the Secretariat’s framework for transportation safety within…
Gazette No. 51 — Grand River Location Determination Rules (MNLDR) – Be it known and placed on record: That the Grand River Location Determination Rules (MNLDR) are hereby established, governing the determination of whether any parcel, property, or location falls withi…
Gazette No. 67 — Voluntary Contribution Program – Be it known and placed on record: That the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby establishes the Voluntary Contribution Program for the National Treasury Account, governing voluntary…
Gazette No. 74 — Open Memorandum Transmission Record – Be it known and placed on record: That the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby enters in the Register the transmission record of the Open Memorandum (SG0701-260611-T00001), issued o…
Gazette No. 2 — Order of Offices – Be it known and placed on record: That the Order of Offices of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby established, defining the institutional hierarchy, authority, and succession of of…
Gazette No. 3 — Attestation: Secretary-General – Be it known and placed on record: That the Secretary-General of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat hereby attests to his appointment, his standing, and his authority to act as the institutio…
Gazette No. 4 — Attestation: Registrar General – Be it known and placed on record: That the Registrar General of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat hereby attests to his appointment and his authority over the Register of the Nation.
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Gazette No. 5 — Attestation: Attorney General – Be it known and placed on record: That the Attorney General of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat hereby attests to his appointment and his authority over legal instruments, demands, and enf…
Gazette No. 10 — Instrument of Financial Authority – Be it known and placed on record: That the financial authority of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is established in the office of the Treasurer General, and that no financial instrument o…
Gazette No. 11 — Attestation: Treasurer General – Be it known and placed on record: That the Treasurer General of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby attested as holding the authority to govern all financial instruments of the Secr…
Gazette No. 12 — Attestation: Inspector General – Be it known and placed on record: That the Inspector General of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby attested as holding authority over audit, inspection, and compliance functions of…
Gazette No. 13 — Attestation: Director of Lands and Territory – Be it known and placed on record: That the Director of Lands and Territory of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby attested as holding authority over the Land Registry (G22), the Not…
Gazette No. 14 — Attestation: Director of Crown Relations – Be it known and placed on record: That the Director of Crown Relations of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby attested as holding authority over all correspondence and diplomatic en…
Gazette No. 15 — Attestation: Director of Communications – Be it known and placed on record: That the Director of Communications of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby attested as holding authority over the publication record of the Secreta…
Gazette No. 16 — Notice of Vacant Offices – Be it known and placed on record: That the following offices of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat are established but currently without appointed holders, and that the Secretary-General is…
Gazette No. 17 — Rules of the Register – Be it known and placed on record: That the Rules of the Register of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat are hereby established, governing the entry, amendment, correction, and authentication…
Gazette No. 21 — Membership and Lineage Registry – Be it known and placed on record: That the Membership and Lineage Registry of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby established under the MNG-2026 code series, to record the formal me…
Gazette No. 23 — Trust Registry – Be it known and placed on record: That the Trust Registry of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby established as the authoritative record of all trust instruments, trust accounts, an…
Gazette No. 24 — National Treasury Account – Be it known and placed on record: That the National Treasury Account of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby established as the primary financial account of the Secretariat, to recei…
Gazette No. 25 — Haldimand Lands Trust Account – Be it known and placed on record: That the Haldimand Lands Trust Account of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby established as the trust account for the benefit of the Haldimand Ben…
Gazette No. 26 — National Identification Framework – Be it known and placed on record: That the National Identification Framework of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby established to govern the issuance of identification documents, c…
Gazette No. 27 — Haldimand Accounting Instrument – Be it known and placed on record: That the Haldimand Accounting Instrument is hereby established as the methodology document for calculating the unjust enrichment arising from the unauthorized use of…
Gazette No. 29 — Notice of Sovereign Immunity (MNDRSI) – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat and its officers, when acting in their institutional capacity, claim the sovereign immunity of the Mohawk Nation fro…
Gazette No. 30 — External Correspondence Record (ECR) – Be it known and placed on record: That the External Correspondence Record (ECR) of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat is hereby formally established as a series within the Register of the Na…
Gazette No. 31 — Notice of External Correspondence Record – Be it known and placed on record: That the External Correspondence Record is formally established as a sub-series of the Register of the Nation under the ECR prefix. All correspondence of the Secretar…
Gazette No. 32 — Notice of Direct Crown Relationship — Privy Council Office – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat gives formal notice to the Privy Council Office of Canada of the direct Crown-to-Nation relationship between the Moh…
Gazette No. 33 — Notice of Territorial Jurisdiction — Federal and Provincial – Be it known and placed on record: That all federal and provincial regulatory bodies are hereby notified that their regulatory reach within the Mohawk Acquired Territory is contested, and that no regul…
Gazette No. 34 — Notice to the Governor General of Canada – Be it known and placed on record: That formal notice is hereby given to the Governor General of Canada of the constitutional obligations of the Crown arising from the Haldimand Proclamation of 1784 an…
Gazette No. 36 — COVID-19 State of Emergency Proclamation — Retrospective – Be it known and placed on record: That the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby retrospectively enters in the Register, under Rule 11 of the Rules of the Register, the Mohawk Nation…
Gazette No. 38 — Notice re 1908 International Boundary Treaty – Be it known and placed on record: That the Secretariat formally records the application of the 1908 International Boundary Treaty framework to the assertion of the international character of the Haldi…
Gazette No. 39 — Mohawk University — Founding Instrument — Retrospective – Be it known and placed on record: That the founding of Mohawk University is hereby retrospectively entered in the Register under Rule 11 as an institutional predecessor to the Mohawk Nation of Grand R…
Gazette No. 40 — Kanyen’kehaka Land Registry System — Retrospective – Be it known and placed on record: That the Kanyen’kehaka Land Registry System, being the predecessor institutional land registry framework operated prior to the formal establishment of the Register of…
Gazette No. 42 — Birth and Heritage Registrar Directive (MNBH) – Be it known and placed on record: That the Birth and Heritage Registrar Directive (MNBH) is hereby issued, establishing the operational procedures for the Birth and Heritage Registry (G20). The Direct…
Gazette No. 43 — Nationalized Driver Insurance Program (GRNDIP) – Be it known and placed on record: That the Grand River Nationalized Driver Insurance Program (GRNDIP) is hereby established as the insurance framework for drivers operating under Secretariat authority…
Gazette No. 46 — Mohawk National Driver’s Identification Programme – Be it known and placed on record: That the framework for issuance and management of the Mohawk National Driver’s Identification (DRV001) is hereby established. Driver Credentials are issued to persons…
Gazette No. 47 — Mohawk Nation Resident Identification Card – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation Resident Identification Card is hereby established as the identification document for persons residing within the Mohawk Acquired Territory or…
Gazette No. 49 — Mohawk Nation Housing Initiative (MNHI) – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation Housing Initiative (MNHI) is hereby established, addressing housing within the Mohawk Acquired Territory for members of the Haldimand Beneficia…
Gazette No. 54 — Notice of Predecessor Secretary-General — Arnold R. Douglas (2007–2014) – Be it known and placed on record: That the tenure of Arnold R. Douglas as predecessor Secretary-General of the institution that has evolved into the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat (approxima…
Gazette No. 55 — First Issued Certificate of Determination of Location and Jurisdiction – Be it known and placed on record: That the first Certificate of Determination of Location and Jurisdiction (CDLJ001) issued under the Land Registry system (G22) is hereby registered in the Gazette, re…
Gazette No. 60 — Haldimand Lands Trust Conservancy / BlueBelt + Grand River – Be it known and placed on record: That the Haldimand Lands Trust Conservancy is hereby formally registered in the Register of the Nation as the primary land stewardship institution of the Mohawk Natio…
Gazette No. 62 — Master Conventions File v2 – Be it known and placed on record: That the Master Conventions File v2 is hereby established as the authoritative reference for all code, language, and formatting standards of the Mohawk Nation of Gran…
Gazette No. 68 — Secretariat Template Registry – Be it known and placed on record: That the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby enters in the Register the Secretariat Template Registry, being the formal record of all thirty-six te…
Gazette No. 70 — Notice of Customary Protocol Deficiency – Be it known and placed on record: That the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat hereby gives formal notice that the Crown has failed to observe the three clearings required by Haudenosaunee counci…
Gazette No. 75 — MNG Patent and Intellectual Property Registry – Be it known and placed on record: That the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby establishes the MNG Patent and Intellectual Property Registry, recording the Nation's IP interest…