A Minute for Mental Health

Brant County is located on the Haldimand Tract — land promised to the Haudenosaunee of the Six Nations in 1784, in recognition of their alliance with the British during the American Revolutionary War. This land was granted to them in compensation for the loss of their traditional territories, and originally stretched six miles on each side of the Grand River from its source to its mouth.

Today, this area remains home to the Six Nations of the Grand River, the largest First Nations reserve in Canada, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, who also have deep ties to this land.

As people who live and work in Brant County, we carry a shared responsibility to respect the land, learn from its history, and take action toward reconciliation and justice. Honouring this land means committing to relationships rooted in respect, responsibility, and care — for the land, for Indigenous communities, and for one another.