Tuesday January 15, 2007

The Culberston Land Tract

The Culberston is a tract of land, 923 acres in size that runs along the
eastern boundary of Tyendinaga today. In 1837 the Federal Government
changed the status of the land from Indian land to white land.

All agreements with the Mohawk Nation predate the existence of Canada.
While the Mohawk Chiefs immediately registered their people’s dissent in