Reminder – Kanienkehaka of Kahnawake Law Second Hearing continues tonight

04/03/2018

The Kahnawà:ke Legislative Coordinating Commission (KLCC) would like to remind the community that the second meeting of the Second Hearing for the proposed amendments to the Kanien’kehá:ka of Kahnawà:ke Law (formerly known as the Kahnawà:ke Membership Law) will take place this evening (3, Onerahtókha/April 2018) at the Golden Age Club.

The agenda will be as follows:

• Definitions to revisit: Common-Law Relationship, Iah te-Onkwehonwe, Kanien’kehá:ka Lineage
• Definitions (not yet viewed in second hearing): Onkwehonwe, Onkwehonwe Lineage, Regulation, and Reside
• Registrar
• Administrative Tribunal
• Kahnawà:ke Kanien’kehá:ka Registry
• Review of Registrar Decision
• Community Review Board
• Application for Recognition
• Adopted Children

The Hearing will begin promptly at 6:00pm and end at 8:30pm. Copies of the Draft Law are available online at www.kahnawakemakingdecisions.com.

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For further information on the Law, please contact:
Alexis Shackleton, Director of Client Based Services
Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
450-638-0500, alexis.shackleton@mck.ca

For further information on the process, please contact:
Leslie Skye, Coordinator
Kahnawà:ke Legislative Coordinating Commission
450-632-7500, leslie.skye@mck.ca