Membership Law meeting recap

07/11/2013

The Kahnaw�:ke Legislative Coordinating Commission would like to inform the community that the Community Consultations for Amendments to the Kahnaw�:ke Membership Law are now on summer hiatus following the conclusion of last evening�s meeting.  

In that meeting, attended by approximately a dozen participants and observers, Group 3 reached preliminary consensus and accepted the June 26th proposals from the combined Group 1 & 2 on maintaining the provision for suspension and revocation of a Member upon marriage or Common- law marriage to a non-Indigenous person.

Group 3 will present the results of their discussions, such as their recommendation to develop clearer definitions for �Common-law,� once the Community Consultations resume in the fall. If Group 3�s recommendations are accepted, final consensus on this topic can be declared and the next question can be presented for discussion.

The minutes for last night�s Community Consultation will be made available for viewing on www.kahnawakemakingdecisions.com in the near future.