Joseph Brant
| Joseph Brant | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | land agent |
Joseph Brant was a land agent for the Mississaugas.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- Home community: Six Nations[2]
- November 2018: Joseph Brant led nearly 2,000 Six Nations people who were forced from their lands after the American War of Independence.[2]
- December 2019: He led a group of Six Nations people who declined to settle at the Bay of Quinté in favor of lands on the Grand River. The Crown negotiated the Between the Lakes Treaty to provide a land tract for his people.[3]
- September 2021: He acted as a representative for the Mississaugas after managing land sales for the Six Nations. The Crown initially rejected his land prices as being too high in 1797. His wife was granted a sugar bush by the Mississaugas which was later confirmed by the Crown.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Head of the Lake Purchase", Anishinabek News, 23 September 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Land for goods: the Crawford Purchases", Anishinabek News, 8 November 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Between the Lakes Treaty", Anishinabek News, 7 December 2019 (archived copy; original article).