Kanyenkehaka | Bay of Quinte Mohawk First Nation

The Bay of Quinte Mohawk Nation is part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, located in southeastern Ontario, Canada.

POPULATION

870

Rank #362 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

183.2 KM²

Rank #60 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

Indefinite

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-06 23:53:50 UTC

Name

Bay of Quinte Mohawk (ISC Code: 244)

Former Names

Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Haudenosaunee

Indigenous Language

Kanien'kéha (Mohawk)

Number of Registered Members

870

Band Website

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Phone Number

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Address

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General Email

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Band Council

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Chief

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Term Expires

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Financial Overview

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

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Downloadable Court Records

Canada (Attorney General) v. Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte v. Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Development)

Mohawks of the (Bay of Quinte) Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Mohawks (Bay of Quinte) v. Maracle

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte v. Brant

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte v. Canada (Attorney General)

Andrew Clifford Maracle (a.k.a. Sir Andrew C. Miracle and Andrew Clifford Miracle) v. R. Donald Maracle, Chief of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte on behalf of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Council and all members of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte

Chief R. Donald Maracle in his personal capacity and in a representative capacity on behalf of the members of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte v. Brant

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte v. Canada (Attorney General)

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation v Jacob Brant

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte v. Director, Ministry of the Environment

Mohawks of the (Bay of Quinte) Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6224
GLEBE FARM 40B
41.2 Hectares
N SHORE OF GRAND RIVER SE OF BRANTFORD NORTH OF SIX NATIONS NO. 40
[43.1347017, -80.2397989]
ISC Code: 6225
SIX NATIONS 40
18278.5 Hectares
8 KM SE OF BRANTFORD
[43.1394191, -80.263623]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Local Indigenous Chief shares thoughts on papal visit, apology

What legal weed will mean for two small Ontario communities

Hundreds attend ceremony on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Federal government to fund $30.25 million long-term care facility on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte celebrate Indigenous People’s Day

Federal funding will see long-term care home built in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Land claim panel makes local stop

Writer Beth Brant’s life celebrated

Fostering a love of the game

Murdered, missing Indigenous women remembered at vigil

Sadie’s Walk set for Good Friday

Indigenous artist shares his inspiration for National Indigenous Peoples Day artwork

Local native and settler history opens library’s Indigenous history month programs

Chief Maracle wants to see partial settlement process used as land claims template moving forward

Indigenous rail blockades cause chaos for Ontario travellers, commuters

Turning frustration into fundraising

Construction of Mohawk Language and Culture Centre to begin March 18

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte in Canada face their toughest fight: for water

Crown Grant to the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte

New business centre promotes First Nation prosperity

Canada: police clear rail blockade by Indigenous anti-pipeline activists

Rogers opens Downie Wenjack Legacy Space in Montreal, in collaboration with local Kahnawá:ke Mohawk Territory Chiefs

Strong turnout for Belleville's Truth and Reconciliation Day ceremony

Spring flooding hits Mohawk Territory on shores of Lake Ontario

Historic partnership renewed at Christ Church

Walk, candlelight vigil honours murdered, missing Indigenous women

First Nations water bill flawed: Maracle

Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine's Indigenous Health Lead at the table from the beginning

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte push back on annual Cannabis Cup, detours in place on Highway 49

Federal government to fund $30.25 million long-term care facility on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Tyendinaga woman recognized with Indspire Award for Education

Mohawks of Bay of Quinte, Canadian government sign partial Culbertson Tract settlement

Rotary pushes for recognition of road's Indigenous history

Reflecting on the pain caused on the long path to reconciliation

Kory Parkin, Indigenous artist, creates new Hamilton Bulldogs warmup jersey

Mohawk Artist Shelley Niro’s First Major Retrospective Opens at the National Museum of the American Indian

Office of Indigenous Initiatives

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte get $30M from feds for LTC home

Trains stopped in Ontario by protest in support of Wet'suwet'en pipeline opponents

Two Mohawk men went fishing…they never came home

Bay of Quinte Mohawks donate $60K each to Elder Care Home project, Belleville General Hospital Foundation

Ontario First Nation divided over fate of legal cannabis grow-op on its land

Tyendinaga musical revue launches Indigenous history exhibit

Construction to Begin on Kenhtè:ke Language and Cultural Centre Spring 2024

OP-ED: Why I quit the renaming advisory committee

Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Historical Society speaker traces Mohawk history

Mohawk Language and Culture Certificate

Construction of Mohawk Language and Culture Centre to begin March 18

Indigenous Tuition Initiative

INDIGENOUS FILM+ ONLINE+

Aboriginal day of action unfolds peacefully

Tyendinaga History

Residential school survivors hope for a better future

Ontario Mohawk community builds new treatment plant after decades of bad water

Iroquois Women to Discuss Contemporary Empowerment at National Museum of the American Indian

First Nations libraries in Ontario celebrate community and nostalgia

National Chief discusses Tyendinaga demonstrations

Long-term drinking water advisory lifted in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Trudeau sends ministers to meet with Indigenous groups behind rail blockades

MBQ updated children’s vaccine clinic information

Mohawks break ground on new elder care home in Tyendinaga

CFL alumni association creates new Indigenous Champions Award

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte one step closer to getting their island back

Ontario First Nation hopes new funding will end water advisories

Elder care home under construction on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte take first step toward reconciliation with partial settlement of historic claim

Chief Maracle wants to see partial settlement process used as land claims template moving forward

Residents of Kingston, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory mark Truth and Reconciliation Day

Liberals announce money to end boil water advisory for Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte in Ontario

First Nations leaders call for peace, calm

Residential school survivor recounts abusive childhood

FNTI celebrates 35years of advancing Indigenous culture

It's business as usual for this Mohawk First Nation's marijuana stores while court challenges planned

How CN Rail got its injunction against Tyendinaga Mohawks

Knowledge Keeper David R. Maracle is proud and honoured to share Indigenous culture

Candlelight vigil held in honour of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls

Tyendinaga Mohawk chief agrees to meet Indigenous services minister to discuss Ontario blockade

Ontario breaks ground on long-term care home in First Nation community

Mohawks stand tall in Truth and Reconciliation day walk

Indigenous trustee joins Limestone District School Board in 'historic' change

Council will not investigate ‘complicated’ issues surrounding Forester’s Island

County supports Bay of Quinte Mohawks’ effort to reclaim Forester’s Island

This Indigenous Community Might Be the Best Place to Sell Weed In Canada

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte part of partnership bringing more rental units to Belleville

Phase three of safe drinking water improvement begins in Tyendinaga Territory

Mohawks remember their fallen veterans: Chief Maracle

Eight local Indigenous veterans no longer lie in unmarked graves

Portrait of a protest in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in support of the Wet’suwet’en

Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory continues infrastructure projects

Documents show deep-seated bias by police during operations against Mohawks of Tyendinaga

Indian day school compensation deadline approaching

Mohawks, Feds come to partial agreement on 300 acres of Culbertson Tract

From Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, these two men have spent their lives pushing for Indigenous rights

Building a Bundle is about rebuilding culture, heritage and tradition

Meet Oronhyatekha, the Mohawk doctor who made history

Indigenous veterans commemorated with headstones: ‘Canadians need to honour them’

Indigenous influxes; past and present

Federal worker strike puts 1,500 students in Ontario First Nations communities out of class

CFL alumni association creates new Indigenous Champions Award

Council approves next step in transfer of Forester’s Island to Bay of Quinte Mohawks

Honouring Mohawks of Bay of Quinte’s history

'Together we can make it better:' Mohawk faithkeeper explains the spiritual importance of Tyendinaga

Vote begins for Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte on Culbertson Land Tract settlement

5 years after son's drowning, Tyendinaga family says unanswered questions should trigger new investigation

Maracle's career ground breaking for Indigenous women

After 14 years, boil water advisory lifted for most in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Celebrating language and heritage on Indigenous Peoples Day

Video of alleged police assault of Mohawk man raises questions about delay in watchdog's probe

When will First Nations in southern Ontario get clean drinking water?

Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

New language centre in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory to bring adult and children's classes under one roof

Quinte Mohawk School a place of community

Bishop's descendants return beaded cross to Tyendinaga

What learning Mohawk has taught me about not fitting in

Canada invests $30M for new LTC home in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

U of T to cover tuition for students from nine First Nations communities

Budding economy: How indigenous peoples are cashing in on Canada’s cannabis boom

Learn the history of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte at Heritage Hour

‘Third World conditions’: Many of Canada’s indigenous people can’t drink the water at home

Ontario Breaks Ground on Long-Term Care Home in First Nation Community

Mohawk law student set to empower Indigenous peoples internationally

Minister signs deal to return land to Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

An IBMer’s Journey to Reclaiming their Indigenous Identity

‘Our people should always be honoured’: Re-enacting the landing of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte

First Major Retrospective of Mohawk Artist Shelley Niro’s Work To Go on View at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day

Mohawks prepare for 37th annual Pow Wow

More than words

LOOKING BACK: 2024 for the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte

LOOKING AHEAD: Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte in 2025

Academic Research

The Symbolic and Reciprocal Relationship between a Native American Community and their Land

Meeting on the River of Life: Fostering Loyalist and Mohawk Exchanges through the Arts

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

From Adoption to Eviction: The Blood Quantum and the Mohawks.

IN CONVERSATION: INDIGENOUS CULTURAL REVITALIZATION AND ONGOING JOURNEYS OF RECONCILIATION.

Indigenous Space: Hodinöhsö: ni'Sky World and the Territories of American Art

Rethinking the practice and performance of Indigenous land acknowledgement

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Land as First Teacher: Indigenous STEAM Learning Through Picture Books.

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Meeting on the River of Life: Fostering Loyalist and Mohawk Exchanges through the Arts

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The journey to Economic Prosperity–emboldened by Culture 1

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Law, land, and legitimacy: Indigenous resistance in colonial Canada

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Captain John Deserontyou and the Mohawk Settlement at Deseronto

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

“Where the Moose Were”: Fort William First Nation's Ancestral Land, Two–Eyed Seeing, and Industrial Impacts

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord

Queer Indigenous Studies, or Thirza Cuthand's Indigequeer Film

Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous education at the Akwesasne freedom school

Band Publications

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