Membership Law Hearing resumes tomorrow (Tuesday) at Golden Age Club
02/08/2016
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to remind Kahnawa’kehró:non that the First Hearing continues tomorrow evening (Tuesday, February 9, 2016) for proposed amendments to the Kahnawà: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 26, 2016 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.
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. Copies of the draft law are available at www.kahnawakemakingdecisions.com .
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