The Munsee-Delaware Nation in 2020
The Munsee Delaware Nation (MDN) is located on the Thames River approximately 20 miles west of London, Ontario, Canada.
The population is approximately 650 people with approximately 160 people living in Reserve lands which amount to 2,604 acres.
The MDN moved to the Thames River at the end of the American Revolution in 1783.
The MDN is governed by a Chief and 4 Councillors who hold office for a term of 2 years under Canadian law.
The MDN has a Band Office and Council chambers and employs a small number of staff in this department. There is also a Child Care Centre with space for 40 children, a Regional Police Station, a Bingo Hall, a commercial building and other offices that rent business space, a Community Centre, and a Satellite College Campus. The MDN also has a Regional Residential Healing Lodge. All of these buildings, including a number of homes, were constructed by MDN members.
The MDN delivers Programs and Services in a number of areas including Education, Employment and Training, Economic Development, Policing, Social Assistance, Language, History and Traditions, Recreation, and Housing.
Presently, the MDN is in the process of developing its own Constitution and resulting laws and policies in order to have more control over its Government, Economy, Education, and other areas necessary for ensuring the health and welfare of its people.
Mark Peters
I live on what is known as the Munsee-Delaware Nation Reserve No. 1 on the Thames River in Ontario, Canada.
I have been a Chief here for 4 years and a Councillor for 8 years in the past.
Presently, I am the Historian for our Nation.
I have a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario and am a Member of the Laws Society of Upper Canada.