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156: 24: 383:. The Six Nations is the only reserve in the Canadian system with a subsection reserve. The Mississaugas eventually purchased the land gifted as well as an additional 490 ha (1,200 acres) for a sum of $ 10,000.00 on June 15, 1903, for the all-time right of undisturbed use and occupancy of the land. The reserve as it stands today consists of lots 1 to 12 in the first and second concessions in the Township of Tuscarora, in the 163: 964: 981: 956: 939: 410:
for the lands, based on the historic value of the land, extrapolated to current dollars. The money was distributed to the band government, with each of the 1,700 present day Mississaugas receiving $ 20,000, with the rest placed in trust for future generations. The Band put a controversial hold on new
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of 1,900 ha (4,800 acres) of land inside their own property, as a compensation to the Mississaugas for their authorization for the British purchase of the land in 1784 for the establishment of the Six Nations Reserve. The reserve had been granted to the Six Nations by the
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band membership during this time, ostensibly to preserve the greatest financial gain possible. The multi-million dollar settlement was only given to previously registered members despite any valid claims to membership.
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In the 19th century, under pressure from the rapid growth of the European-origin population, the Mississaugas wanted to move from their reserve in the present-day City of
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On January 8, 2019 the Mississaugas of the New Credit announced that they would rename as The Mississaugas of the Credit.
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in gratitude for their military alliance with the British during the
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Official website of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
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Source: New Credit Band Council meeting minutes, 2010–11
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Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation is located in Southern Ontario
42°59′58″N 80°05′44″W / 42.99944°N 80.09556°W / 42.99944; -80.09556
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Brant
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Ojibwe
Credit River
Mississaugas
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Ontario
Indian Reserve
Hagersville, Ontario
Six Nations of the Grand River
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