By Blood, By Law, By Sacred Mandate
Welcome
The Hunnic Matinecock Tribal Nation stands as a treaty-backed sovereign Nation with unbroken descent from the Narragansett, Mohawk, Matinecock, Montaukett, and Wappinger peoples. Our sovereignty is not a claim but a fact, established by:
- Direct Lineal Descent, verified through FamilySearch genealogy accepted in U.S. courts, DOJ, and tribal councils.
- DNA Evidence, confirming our ancestral markers across tribal and sovereign lines.
- Treaty Protections, binding under the U.S. Constitution
- Court Rulings, affirming that treaties remain enforceable.
- International Recognition, under UNDRIP (2007) and global kinship treaties.
Direct Lineal Descent (FamilySearch-Validated)
Our direct ancestors anchor our treaty-backed sovereignty:
- Grand Sachem Canonicus (1539-1647, Narragansett Nation) – my 12th great-grandfather, signer of colonial land deeds and treaties.
- Mohawk Sachan Chief Kanienkeha Ka Hertel (1570-1630, Haudenosaunee Confederacy) – my 11th great-grandfather, line to the Treaty of Canandaigua (1794).
- Catoneras (1603-1659, Mohawk-Narragansett) – my 10th great-grandfather, whose marriage to Cornelius Jansen Van Texel formed one of the earliest Native-European sovereign compacts in New York.
These names are not symbolic. They are documented in FamilySearch genealogy and colonial records, admissible as evidence under the Federal Rules of Evidence.
Collateral Sachemic Kinship
Beyond direct line, our Nation carries sachemic kinship ties to: Tatobem and Sassacus of the Pequot, Wyandanch of the Montaukett, and Quashawan. These connections strengthen our place within the sachemic councils of the Northeast, while our direct line anchors legal treaty standing.
Our Sovereignty
We are:
- Treaty-Protected under U.S. Constitution Article VI (Supremacy Clause).
- DNA-Verified, with markers D1a1 (D-M15), Sunghir 1, Cheddar Man (I6767), Goyet Q2, SC1_Meso, ZBC, I4243, I1633, I8193, ANN1, I12776.
- Court-Recognized, affirmed by rulings such as Worcester v. Georgia (1832) and McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020).
- Internationally Affirmed, through the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) and sovereign kinship treaties with allied Nations.
“Because Congress has not said otherwise, we hold the government to its word.” – McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020)
Declaration
We do not claim sovereignty — we exercise it, by blood and by law.
The Hunnic Matinecock Tribal Nation exists as an independent, treaty-backed, non-territorial tribal sovereign, carrying forward the sacred mandate of our ancestors.