Land Claims Dispute
Currently the Mohawk of the Bay of Quinte are embroiled in a land claim struggle with the Canadian government over a stretch of land referred to as the Culbertson Tract. The Mohawk allege it was illegally purchased in the 19th century; the terms and conditions for purchasing land from Natives which had been set out in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 required there to be a community vote before the Mohawk could sell the common land to any outsider. Research and documentation has shown that these terms and conditions may not have been followed. Within the Simcoe Deed were provisions for the government of the reserve to remove 'intruders'.
After a stagnation of the land claims process following protests in 2006-2009, the Band Chief Don Maracle in January 2011 announced his intentions to file a suit related to the land claims that month.
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