Membership Law Hearing continues next Tuesday at Golden Age Club

02/03/2016

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke (MCK) wishes to advise Kahnawa�kehr�:non that the First Hearing continues next Tuesday evening (February 9th) for proposed amendments to the Kahnaw�:ke Membership Law.

There are three sections on the agenda. These include:

�    Section 12: Application Process/Recognition. The meeting will resume at Section 12.4, as consensus was reached on the first three clauses in Section 12 at the January 26th meeting
�    Section 13: Instatement and Reinstatement (former Section 10.3 moves to this section)
�    Section 14: Adopted Children. Major redraft of this section, with adopted children being treated in a similar manner to other First Nations/
Onkwehonwe children
�    Additionally, any relevant/related Definitions (Section 4) from this meeting will be addressed as they arise.

�Although we are dealing with sensitive matters, I am hopeful that we�ll have as much thought-provoking discussion as we did at the last meeting,� said Membership Portfolio Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer. �Our goal is to make amendments that will keep this law functional for years to come.�

The meeting, which is the sixth in the First Hearing phase of the Community Decision Making Process, will take place at the Golden Age Club from 6pm to 8:30pm, unless consensus is reached beforehand.