The Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council is the governing body of Six Nations of the Grand River established under the Indian Act in 1924. The Elected Council consists of one Grand Chief and nine Councillors elected to four year terms, with the current council elected in November 2019.

Over its history, elections for the Elected Council have had extremely low turnout-- for instance, the 2013 election had a turnout of 5.15%-- due in part to some Six Nations citizens believing the council to have usurped the power of the traditional government of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, organized today as the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council. Supporters of the Elected Council are called "Dehorners" (), referring to the deer antler headdresses of the traditional chiefs.

Current Council The current Elected Council was sworn in on November 12, 2019.

Grand Chief: Mark Hill

Councillors: Sherri Lyn Hill-Pierce, Melba I. Thomas, Audrey Powless-Bomberry, Michelle J. Bomberry, Hazel Johnson, Helen Miller, Nathan M. Wright, Kerry Bomberry, Gregory Frazer

Electoral Districts

Beginning with the 4th Elected Council in 1927, until the implementation of the 2019 election code, Six Nations was divided into six electoral districts, with two Councillors (including the Chief) elected per district.

List of Elected Councils

Band Councils elected under the Indian Act (1924-1995) The first election under Section 74 of the Indian Act within the Six Nations Band of Indians (as it was known at the time) was held on October 21, 1924, with the first meeting of the elected council taking place the following day at the Council House in Ohsweken, Ontario. A pamphlet meant to provide information on the election announced that the reserve would "be divided into six Electoral Districts, numbered from one to six." These electoral districts remained in place until the 2019 election code reform. At the time of the first election, the Secretary of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Council, Chief Dave Hill, Sr., reported that only 26 people voted in the election of this council, most or all of them voting twice.

The Elected Council was known simply as the "Six Nations council" until the official name of the reserve and its governing body was changed to "the Six Nations of the Grand River" under Bill Montour sometime between 1985 and 1991. Throughout the 20th century, the chief of the elected council was most commonly referred to as the "Chief Councillor", though this changed with the 49th Elected Council in 1994.

The term of each council was (more or less) one year until the 28th Elected Council in 1952, from which point the term was (more or less) two years. +CouncilTermChief CouncillorCouncillorsNotesReferences1st Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: October 22, 1924Hilton Hill David General Fred Johnson Archie Lickers John Lickers Frank Montour Joseph Hill Welby Davis William Smith William Jamieson Frank Miller Archie RussellNicknamed the "Mounties Council" by those who opposed the imposition of an electoral system on the nation by the Government of Canada.2nd Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 5, 1925Archie Russell Hilton Hill William Smith Joseph Hill David General Fred Johnson Frank Montour Frank Miller Sam Lickers Fred Sero Kenneth General Percy Cayuga3rd Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 4, 1926 Ambrose Hill Fred Sero John Anderson Archie Lickers George Garlow William Smith David General Frank Miller Wilbur Monture James Davis Robert Martin4th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 3, 1927Frank Miller District 1: Ambrose Hill, William Smith District 2: Hardy Miller, George Green District 3: Jesse Moses, Wilbur Montour District 4: John Hill, Fed Johnson District 5: Fred Montour, James Davis District 6: Frank Miller, Archie LickersAs of 2020, Frank Miller is the longest-serving elected Chief, having served nearly continuously for a period of 18 years, from 1927 to 1945.5th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 1, 19286th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 7, 1929 District 1: Ambrose Hill, Andrew Staats District 2: Hardy Miller, George Green District 3: Samuel Lickers, Jesse Moses District 4: John Hill, Fred Johnson District 5: Fred Montour, Ed Garlow District 6: Frank Miller, Archie Lickers 7th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 6, 1930 District 1: Ambrose Hill, Andrew Staats District 2: Hardy Miller, George Green District 3: Samuel Lickers, Jesse Moses District 4: Fred Johnson, John W. Hill District 5: Fred Montour, Frank Montour District 6: Frank Miller, Archie Lickers 8th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 1, 1931 District 1: Ambrose Hill, Andrew Staats District 2: George Green, Clifford Styres District 3: Samuel Lickers, Wesley Burnham District 4: Fred L. Johnson, John W. Hill District 5: Frank Montour, Edwin P Garlow District 6: Frank Miller, Archie Lickers 9th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 3, 1932 District 1: Ambrose Hill, William Smith District 2: Hardy Isaacs District 3: Samuel Lickers, James Martin District 4: John W. Hill, Robert Hill District 5: Frank Montour, E. P. Garlow District 6: Frank Miller, Wesley Beaver 10th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 2, 1933William Smith District 1: William Smith, Titus VanEvery District 2: Hardy Isaacs, Leonard Staats District 3: Leonard Staats, James Martin District 4: Robert Hill, Herman Styres District 5: Frank Martin, E. P. Garlow District 6: Frank Miller, William Bomberry 11th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 1, 1934Frank Miller District 1: William Smith, Titus VanEvery District 2: Hardy Isaacs, Robert Carpenter District 3: James Martin, Winton Loft District 4: Robert Hill, John Hill District 5: Frank Montour, Fred J. Hill District 6: Frank Miller, John Lickers 12th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 7, 1935William Smith District 1: William Smith, Ambrose Hill District 2: Robert Carpenter, Clifford Styres District 3: James Miller, Samuel Lickers District 4: Robert Hill, William Johnson District 5: Fred Hill, Fred Montour District 6: John R. Lickers, William Crawford 13th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 5, 1936Frank Miller District 1: William Smith, Ambrose Hill District 2: Clifford Styres, Leonard Staats District 3: James Martin, Samuel Lickers District 4: Robert Hill, William Johnson District 5: E. P. Garlow, Fred Montour District 6: Frank Miller, Pat Longboat 14th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 4, 1937 District 1: William Smith, Alex Garlow District 2: Leonard Staats, Hardy Isaacs District 3: James Martin, G. E. Garlow District 4: Robert Hill, William Johnson District 5: E. P. Garlow, Fred J. Hill District 6: Frank Miller, Archie LIckers 15th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 3, 1938 District 1: William Smith, Alex Garlow District 2: Hardy Isaacs, Wilfred Smith District 3: James Martin, Walter Lickers District 4: Robert Hill, William Johnson District 5: E. P. Garlow, Fred Hill District 6: Frank Miller, Edward Longboat 16th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 2, 1939 District 1: Alex Garlow District 2: Leonard Staats, Wilfred Smith District 3: James Martin, Walter Lickers District 4: William Johnson, Fred L. Johnson District 5: E. P. Garlow, Fred J. Hill District 6: Frank Miller, Edward Longboat 17th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 7, 1940 District 1: Alex Garlow, James Powless District 2: Leonard Staats, Wilfred Smith District 3: James Martin, Walter Lickers District 4: F. L. Johnson, Herbert Jamieson District 5: E. P. Garlow, Fred J. Hill District 6: Frank Miller, Enos Maracle 18th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 6, 1941 District 1: Alex Garlow District 2: Wilfred L. Smith, Leonard Staats District 3: James Martin, Walter Lickers District 4: Herbert Jamieson, William Johnson District 5: Fred J. Hill, Wilfred Davey District 6: Frank Miller, Enos Maracle 19th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 5, 1942 District 1: Alex Garlow, James Davis District 2: Wilfred L. Smith, Leonard Staats District 3: James Martin, Samuel Lickers District 4: Herbert Jamieson, William Johnson District 5: Fred J. Hill, George Buck District 6: Frank Miller, Enos Maracle 20th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 4, 1943 District 1: James Davis, Peter VanEvery District 2: Wilfred L. Smith, Leonard Staats District 3: James Martin, Samuel Lickers District 4: Herbert Jamieson, William Johnson District 5: Fred J. Hill, George Buck District 6: Frank Miller, Enos Maracle 21st Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 2, 1944 District 1: Peter VanEvery, Alex Garlow District 2: Wilfred Smith, Leonard Staats District 3: James Martin, Samuel Lickers District 4: Herb Jamieson, W. C. Johnson District 5: Fred Hill, George Buck District 6: Frank Miller, Enos Maracle 22nd Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 1, 1945Fred J. Hill District 1: James Davis, Alex Garlow District 2: Hardy Isaacs, Wilfred Smith District 3: James Martin, Samuel Lickers District 4: W. C. Johnson, Herbert Jamieson District 5: Fred J. Hill, James Montour District 6: Enos Maracle, Frank Doxtator 23rd Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 7, 1946Enos Maracle District 1: James Davis, Alex Garlow District 2: Hardy Isaacs, Wilfred Smith District 3: James Martin, Hulsie Martin District 4: Herbert Jamieson, William Johnson District 5: Fred J. Hill, George VanEvery District 6: Frank Miller, Enos Maracle 24th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 6, 1947Leonard Staats District 1: James Davis, Peter VanEvery District 2: Leonard Staats, Wilfred Smith District 3: E. P. Garlow, Arnold Moses District 4: John W. Hill, Earl Isaacs District 5: James Martin, Elam Froman District 6: Jacob Bomberry, Frank Doxtator 25th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 1948 District 1: James Davis, Peter VanEvery District 2: Leonard Staats, Hardy Isaacs District 3: James Martin, Elam Froman District 4: John W. Hill, Earl Isaacs District 5: Arnold Moses, George VanEvery District 6: Mike Sandy, Enos VanEvery 26th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 1949Arnold Moses District 1: James Davis, Peter VanEvery District 2: Wilfred Smith, Hardy Isaacs District 3: Elam Froman, Walter Lickers District 4: John W. Hill, William Johnson District 5: Arnold Moses, E. P. Garlow District 6: Enos Maracle, William Crawford 27th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: November 5, 1950E. P. Garlow District 1: James Powless, Joseph Hill District 2: Leonard Staats, Hardy Isaacs District 3: Walter Lickers, Elam Froman District 4: William Johnson, Earl Isaacs District 5: E. P. Garlow, George VanEvery District 6: Enos Maracle, William Crawford The Indian Act saw major revisions in 1951, changing how band governments were organized. This resulted in the 27th Elected Council being the last one to be in office for less than two years, as well as being the last Elected Council to have twelve Councillors including the Chief Councillor; subsequent Councils elected under the Indian Act have twelve Councillors in addition to the Chief.28th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: January 1952James Powless District 1: Joseph F. Hill, Peter VanEvery District 2: Hardy Isaacs, Leonard Staats District 3: Walter Lickers, James H. Martin District 4: Earl Isaacs, Joseph W. Hill District 5: Fred J. Hill, George D. VanEvery District 6: Walter Bomberry, William Crawford 29th Six Nations elected councilFirst meeting: January 1954 District 1: James S. Davis, Joseph F. Hill District 2: Norman E. Lickers, Leonard Staats District 3: Walter Lickers, James H. Martin District 4: J. Earl Isaacs, William Johnson