Author of the article: Brian Thompson Publishing date: Apr 20, 2021 • 47 minutes ago • 3 minute read • Chief Roger Silversmith of the Cayuga Nation reads a statement on behalf of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council on Tuesday April 20, 2021 outside the Onondaga Longhouse on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory near Brantford, Ontario. The chiefs council has declared a moratorium on development on the Haldimand Tract, six miles on either side of the Grand River from mouth to source, a distance of 186 miles. Photo by Brian Thompson /The Expositor Article content The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council on Tuesday announced a moratorium on development in the Haldimand Tract — an area along both sides of the Grand River.