Indigenous communities of the Six Nations of the Grand River

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The Indigenous communities of the Six Nations of the Grand River are a confederacy of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations in southern Ontario, Canada, known for their rich cultural heritage, self-governance, and longstanding treaty relationships with the Crown.

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instanceOf First Nations community
Haudenosaunee confederacy
Indigenous community
adjacentTo Brantford, Ontario
linked to: Brantford
alsoKnownAs Six Nations Reserve
Six Nations of the Grand River
assertsSovereigntyOver Haldimand Tract
consistsOf Cayuga Nation
linked to: Cayuga nation

Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people

Oneida Nation
linked to: Oneida nation

Onondaga Nation
linked to: Onondaga nation

Seneca Nation
linked to: Seneca nation

Tuscarora Nation
linked to: Tuscarora
country Canada
ethnicGroup Haudenosaunee
Iroquois
linked to: Haudenosaunee
formedAfter American Revolutionary War
governedBy Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council
Six Nations Elected Council
hasCulturalHeritage Longhouse traditions
clan system
wampum diplomacy
hasCulturalPractice lacrosse
traditional ceremonies in longhouses
use of wampum belts in governance and diplomacy
hasFormOfGovernment elected band council
traditional Haudenosaunee Confederacy Council
hasInstitution Iroquois Lacrosse Arena
Six Nations Polytechnic
hasLandRightsClaim Haldimand Tract
hasLegalStatus reserve under Canadian law
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasOngoingIssue land reclamation conflicts
land rights disputes with federal and provincial governments
hasPopulation one of the largest First Nations populations in Canada
hasReligion Longhouse religion
hasTraditionalLanguage Cayuga language
Mohawk language
Oneida language
Onondaga language
Seneca language
Tuscarora language
hasTreaty Haldimand Proclamation of 1784
Simcoe Patent
hasTreatyRelationshipWith British Crown
Crown in Right of Canada
locatedIn Ontario
southern Ontario
linked to: Southern Ontario
locatedNear Grand River
originatedFrom Haudenosaunee homelands in what is now New York State
partOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy
recognizedAs First Nation under the Indian Act of Canada

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Six Nations Polytechnic Brantford campus affiliation Indigenous communities of the Six Nations of the Grand River