The court determined whether three children are Indian or native persons under the Child and Family Services Act.
The children's aid society argued the children were neither Indian nor native, while the mother sought a declaration that they were Indian with the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte as their band.
The court found that the children are entitled to be registered as Indians under the Indian Act through their maternal lineage, tracing entitlement through their great-great-grandfather (R.M.), great-grandmother (E.B.), grandfather (R.W.), and mother (M.M.).
The court identified the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte – Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory as the children's band.