Chief Lloyd Phillips attending AFNQL Chiefs Assembly in Akwesasne

10/22/2013

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke (MCK) would like to advise the community that Chief Lloyd Phillips will participate in the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec & Labrador (AFNQL) �Special Chiefs Assembly� taking place from today (Tuesday) to Thursday in Akwesasne.

Agenda items include jurisdiction; education; the political relationships with Quebec and Canada; public security; housing; and youth issues.

�With Canada announcing that their First Nations Education Act is about to be formally introduced and the anti-fracking demonstrations in the Maritimes in the news, we�ll have plenty to discuss,� said Chief Phillips. �Education affects everyone, while the anti-fracking protests involve the Mi�gmaq, whose ancestral territory lies in both Quebec and New Brunswick.�

Chief Phillips will return to the office on Friday. The next AFNQL Special Chiefs Assembly is scheduled for early December.