MCK welcomes two U-Vic Indigenous Governance students to project

09/12/2014

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke�s Office of the Council of Chiefs (OCC) wishes to inform the community that it has welcomed two students conducting a placement through the University of Victoria�s Indigenous Governance Program. Students Nelly Marcoux and Jessica Tessier are participating in a Community Governance Project as part of their Masters of Arts studies and will be working in the OCC for a period of 3-4 months on governance-related files.

�It�s very exciting to have these students on board,� said Winona Polson-Lahache, OCC Project Leader. �They have stringently studied Indigenous governance in an academic program with a renowned reputation and, in the future, will likely take on significant roles in related areas of work.�

�We expect that not only will the students benefit from their exposure to a learning environment, but that we (OCC) will also benefit from the contributions they will make in areas that need extra assistance,� added OCC Chief of Staff Mike O�Brien.

Professor Gerald Taiaiake Alfred, a key faculty member of the University of Victoria Indigenous Governance Program, has been instrumental in setting up the Community Governance project.