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Six Nations Land Claim Summaries (Basis & Allegations)
•   Six Nations has been researching Land Claims since the 1970's
•   Of the 29 submitted and potential claims, there are several more to be researched
•   The only claims submitted outside of the Haldimand Tract are Innisfil and East Hawkesbury Townships
•   Specific claims are defined as an unfulfilled Treaty or agreement between Canada and Indians.
The Haldimand Treaty of 1784
Whereas His Majesty having been pleased to direct that in consideration of the early attachment to his cause manifested by the Mohawk Indians and of the loss of their settlement which they thereby sustained - that a ...   View More
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22. Exploration of Oil & Natural Gas underlying the Six Nations Reserve
On May 20, 1925, Six Nations surrendered to the Crown for twenty (20) years the oil and gas rights under the Six Nations Reserve so that a twenty-year lease for the same could be granted to the Honourable Edward Michener.

On July 9, 1925, His Majesty the King executed a lease to the Honourable Edward Michener for the oil and gas under the Six Nations Reserve and on January 11, 1926, a revised lease was executed.

By Agreement of December 31, 1928, the Honourable Edward Michener assigned his rights to the Petrol Oil & Gas Company Limited (POG).

By Report of January 8, 1948, from J.S. Stewart and J. F. Caley, (Senior Geologists), it is stated that the royalty paid by POG was not as favourable to the Indians compared to the amount paid by other Companies to farmers outside of the reserve lands.

On February 25, 1970, H.T. Vergette, A/Chief Lands Division advised C.T.W. Hyslop, Acting Director, that POG had produced gas commercially from wells on the Six Nations Reserve from 1929 to 1970 although the surrender had expired in 1945. By Agreement of November 18, 1970, POG sold its assets to George Hyslop Construction Ltd.


ALLEGATIONS

From July 15, 1945 to November 18, 1970, POG drilled wells and extracted natural gas from the Six Nations Reserve without any lawful entitlement or authority and without providing full and fair compensation to Six Nations for the gas so extracted.

**These are brief summaries and they are subject to change as additional research information may be acquired
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