Rotinoshonni ónhwe

Learn more about the Grand River Mohawk Initiative here.

On February 5th, 2016, Ohrerekó:wa (Wolf Clan) Principal Chief of the KA-NYEN-GEH-HA-KAH (Mohawks) of Grand River issued Tésta’n tóka í:iah enkonión:nien ténhsta’n (Cease & Desist) notices to be delivered to and served upon the following parties: (Read the full letter also endorsed by Turtle and Bear Clan representatives here).

Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain
Governor General of Canada
Attention: David Johnston and Privy Council
Prime Minister of Canada
Attention: Justin Trudeau and Privy Council
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Attention: Jody Wilson-Raybould
Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs of Canada
Attention: Dr. Carolyn Bennett
The Province of Ontario
Attention: Premier Kathleen Wynne
Clerk of the County of Brant
Attention: Mayor Ron Eddy and Council
Clerk of the City of Brantford
Attention: Mayor Chris Friel and Council
Clerk of the County of Haldimand
Attention: Mayor Ken Hewitt and Council
Walton International Group Inc
Attention: Bill Doherty, CEO

The following additional parties were also further issued requests to acknowledge and/or clarify current and historic indebtedness values and payments made to the KA-NYEN-GEH-HA-KAH (Mohawks) of Grand River respecting lands and monies misappropriated between the pre-Confederation years of 1784-1867 by the Crown. Each party was given 14 days to respond: (Read the full letter here).

Judicial Committee of the Queen’s Privy Council
Attention: Mark Ormerod
Clerk of the Queen’s Privy Council in Canada
Attention: Michael Wernick
Governor of the Bank of England
Attention: Mark Carney
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Attention: Dr. Richard Allen Lewis, Treasurer and CFO
City of Hamilton
Attention: Mayor Fred Eisenberger and Council
City of Toronto
Mayor John Tory and Council
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited
Attention: E. Hunter Harrison, CEO
Canadian National Railway
Attention: Claude Mongeau, President, CEO
County of Simcoe
Attention: Warden Gerry Marshall and Council
Regional Municipality of York
Attention: Wayne Emmerson, Chairman, CEO and Council
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
Attention: Terence Bowles, President and CEO
Trillium Railway Company
Attention: Karen Ettinger, President
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Attention: Janet E. Minor, Treasurer, and
Robert Lapper, CEO
McGill University
Attention: Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor
City of Montreal
Attention: Mayor Denis Coderre and Council
Niagara Region
Attention: Alan Caslin, Regional Chair and Council
Province du Québec
Attention: Philippe Couillard