Moratorium on Development

Moratorium on Development

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy at Grand River has put in place a moratorium on development in the Haldimand Tract. No development can proceed along the Haldimand Tract without the consent of the Haudenosaunee. 

We understand that we share these lands with our Allies and we all agree to uphold the agreements between our people to live in peace, friendship and trust. Our vision for the future is self-determined, based in our inherent right to protect our lands for future generations of Haudenosaunee children. 

The Haudenosaunee intend to exercise our jurisdiction over our lands and waters in a way that maintains the delicate balance between Creation and humans, focusing on sustainability and responsiveness to climate change to protect waterways and ecologically sensitive areas.

The moratorium builds on our Land Rights Statement (2006) to end the exploitation of lands and resources along the Tract and marks a shift on land stewardship within a portion of the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee.

“Our children are relying on us to protect them. This is a sacred responsibility that every Haudenosaunee person must uphold, and no one, not Canada, Ontario, and certainly no municipality has any right to interfere in our right to protect the lands and waters that belong to our children.”

— Deyohowe:to, Cayuga Snipe Chief

“We reiterate and acknowledge their call for the Moratorium. We also need to keep in mind we have a major land claims case coming before the court in 2022 and  it would not be responsible to allow continued development in an uncertain legal environment.”

— Mark Hill, Chief, Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council