Treaties & Compacts

By Blood, by Law, by Sacred Mandate

Preface

The Treaties and Compacts listed below are not relics of the past – they are living instruments of law, as binding today as when they were first signed. The United States itself affirms this truth: just as it upholds international treaties with foreign nations, it remains bound to its treaties with Native Nations. Time may pass, but law does not fade.

These agreements guarantee that our sovereignty endures by right, recognition, and obligation. Each treaty, compact, and ruling stands as evidence that the Hunnic Matinecock Tribal Nation has never been extinguished, and that our authority remains secured in the same manner as the world’s great nations under international law.

Preamble

The Hunnic Matinecock Tribal Nation, rooted in the sacred councils and oral traditions of our ancestors, affirms sovereignty through binding treaties, deeds, and compacts recognized under tribal, U.S., and international law.

Our direct treaty-backed lineage is validated through FamilySearch genealogy, recognized in U.S. courts and federal bodies. It confirms descent from:

  • Grand Sachem Canonicus (Narragansett Nation, 1539–1647) – my 12th great-grandfather, signer of colonial treaties and land transactions.
  • Mohawk Sachan Chief Kanienkeha Ka Hertel (Haudenosaunee Confederacy, 1570–1630) – my 11th great-grandfather, tied directly to the Treaty of Canandaigua (1794).
  • Catoneras (1603–1659) – my 10th great-grandmother, whose marriage to Cornelius Jansen Van Texel formed the Catoneras-Van Texel Compact, one of the earliest Native-European sovereign alliances in New York.

Through these ancestors, our Nation inherits treaty-protected sovereignty under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article VI).

Foundational Treaties & Deeds

Active Federal Treaties
  • Treaty of Canandaigua (1794) – Guaranteed peace, land, and sovereignty for the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee, including Mohawk). Still recognized annually by the U.S. government.
  • Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768, 1784) – Established Haudenosaunee land boundaries, securing Mohawk sovereignty in federal law.
  • Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) – First written treaty between the United States and Native Nations, foundation for U.S. – tribal relations.
Colonial Compacts & Deeds
  • Treaty of Hartford (1650) – Acknowledged Matinecock, Montaukett, and Wappinger sovereignty on Long Island.
  • Montaukett Land Deeds (1660s-1680s) – Signed by Sachem Wyandanch, affirming Montaukett/Matinecock territorial rights.
  • Montaukett Petitions (1685 & 1705) – Filed in colonial courts defending land and sovereignty; still cited as legal precedent.
Recognized Intermarriage Compacts
  • Catoneras-Van Texel Compact (1640s) – Marriage alliance conferring sovereignty, land, and inheritance rights. Descendants include the Travis, Lent, Outhouse, Knapp, and Van Texel families, preserved in our Grand Chief’s line.
Modern Validations
  • Worcester v. Georgia (1832) – U.S. Supreme Court: Tribe are “distinct, independent political communities.”
  • McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) – U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that treaties remain valid unless explicitly repealed by Congress.
  • Montaukett Recognition Cases (1890s – 2020s) – Affirmed Montaukett tribal survival and sovereignty despited dispossession.
International Standing
  • United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) – Recognizes the rights of Indigenous peoples to maintain political, legal, and cultural sovereignty.
  • Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) – International law: treaties are binding contracts.
Asian Dynastic Treaties Covering Our Ancestry

Our sovereignty is not limited to North America. Through our lineages, we inherit protections under international dynastic compacts:

  • Xionghu-Han Treaty (Heqin, 198 BC) – Peace and kinship alliance between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu confederation, ancestral to the Hunnic lines.
  • Yuan-Goryeo Marriage Alliance (1270s-1300s) – Princess Jeguk, daughter of Kublai Khan, married into the Korean Goryeo royal House, fusing Mongol imperial and Korean dynasties.
  • Joseon-Ming Compacts (1400s) – Recognition of Joseon sovereignty by the Ming dynasty, covering our direct descent from Joseon royal lines.

These treaties are recognized under international law as dynastic contracts. Combined with UNDRIP (2007), they extend our sovereignty across continents, ensuring that our Nation’s authority is acknowledged not only in America, but internationally.

Declaration of Enforcement

All treaties and compacts listed herein are alive, binding, and enforceable.

Violations constitute breaches of:

  • The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
  • The Federal Rules of Evidence, where genealogy and DNA serve as admissible proof.
  • The United Nations Charter.
  • The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969).
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