In a world where it's easy to lose your identity, Benjamin Doolittle UE was able to find evidence that he was the legal heir of the lands acquired by a special treaty known as the Haldimand Proclamation of 1784. In honorable style and gracefulness, he talks about the importance of knowing his history and how it shapes him as an individual.
The Haldimand Proclamation (1784) establishes the legal legitimacy of Mohawk people and those living on the grand river lands; these lands were set apart prior to the creation of the province of Ontario, Canada. This proclamation was created following a ratified pledge with the British government signed in 1779. The treaty granted "status quo ante bellum" control of large ...