After three of its residents tested positive for COVID-19 in late March, the Six Nations of the Grand River took the unprecedented step of limiting access to its territory. As of recently, leaders of the Six Nations say their decision has led to no new active cases of the virus.
After three of its residents tested positive for COVID-19 in late March, the Six Nations of the Grand River took the unprecedented step of limiting access to its territory.
“I don't want to speak too early on things but when we declared our community emergency, we did the right thing,” Hill said in a recent interview, noting that the first major step was limiting access to the Iroquois Lodge nursing home in the village of Ohsweken. “What started out as protecting our elders evolved into the bigger picture.”The Six Nations of the Grand River declared its community emergency on March 13 and began restricting access to Iroquois Lodge the next day.
Residents were given vehicle ID badges with QR codes so police manning the checkpoints could easily scan them without having physical contact with the passengers. For trucks bringing in food and other supplies, a work order or invoice has to be provided. Getting the word out within the territory was itself a major task. There are approximately 15,000 residents in the reserve - most of whom are Haudenosaunee, known in French as the Iroquois - clustered in smaller communities spread across more than 180 square kilometres.
“We recognize that mental health is an issue because of the measures that public health has taken. We have been secluded in our homes, so continuing to put that support out there for the community is important.” Wright says that like most Canadians, the people of the Six Nations of the Grand River are anxious to get back to normal life.
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