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Six Nations of the Grand River
Six Nations (or Six Nations of the Grand River) is demographically the largest First Nations reserve in Canada. As of the end of 2017, it has a total of 27,276 members, 12,848 of whom live on the reserve. The six nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy are the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca and Tuscarora. Some Lenape (also known as Delaware) live in the territory as well.
The Six Nations reserve is bordered by the County of Brant, Norfolk County, and Haldimand County, with a subsection reservation, the , located within its boundaries. The acreage at present covers some 46,000 acres (190 km) near the city of Brantford, Ontario. This represents approximately 8% of the original 550,000 acres (2,200 km) of land granted to the Six Nations by the 1784 Haldimand Proclamation.