This book is designed to be read alongside the record it documents, not as a substitute for it. Every chapter is cross-referenced to a sworn paragraph, a numbered exhibit, or a cited case or statute. The sources below are the primary documents themselves.
The Court Record
The documents filed in support of the Application for Writ of Mandamus before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. These are the documents this book explains.
- Affidavit of Benjamin Doolittle UE — 184 sworn paragraphs, 124 exhibits
- Notice of Application for Writ of Mandamus
- Memorandum of Fact and Law
The Secretariat’s Public Record
The Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat maintains a formal Gazette register of its constituting instruments, correspondence, and public notices, several of which are cited directly in this book.
Foundational Instruments
The Crown instruments at the centre of the covenant chain this book traces, from 1710 to 1867.
- The Statute of Anne, 1710 (9 Anne c. 20)
- The Haldimand Pledge, May 25, 1779
- The Haldimand Proclamation, October 25, 1784
- The Dorchester Order-in-Council, 1789
- The December 24, 1791 Resolution
- Section 109, Constitution Act, 1867
Historical and Archival Sources
Where this book quotes a historical record directly, the underlying archive or published source is cited in full in the affidavit’s exhibit list and in the book’s appendices. Selected sources of particular note:
- Lord Bathurst to the Six Nations, Downing Street, September 28, 1821
- Frank Oliver, House of Commons, April 5, 1909 and May 11, 1914 (Hansard)
- Winston Churchill / Lord H. Cavendish-Bentinck, UK House of Commons, March 6, 1922 (HC Deb vol 151 cc856-7)
- William L. Stone, Life of Joseph Brant — Thayendanegea (1838)
- Timothy Pickering to Joseph Brant, November 30, 1794 (Henry O’Reilly Collection, New-York Historical Society)
Key Cases and Statutes Cited
- Wilkes v. Jackson, ex doe dem
- Kirk v. Morris
- People v. Boots, 106 Misc. 2d 522 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1980)
- R. v. Desautel, 2021 SCC 17
- Manitoba Metis Federation Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2013 SCC 14
- Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 SCR 335
- Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 SCR 143
- Kingspan Insulated Panels Ltd. v. Brantford (City), 2010 ONSC 4610
- UNDRIP, Articles 3, 26, 33, 37
- Section 35 and section 109, Constitution Act, 1867 and 1982
Ongoing Coverage
For reporting on developments in the case as they happen, see the Two Row Times, the Secretariat’s press of record, or this site’s News page.