State of Emergency extended for seventh consecutive month

10/19/2020

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to advise the community that the current State of Emergency was formally extended for a period of 30 days at today’s duly-convened Council meeting. The Mohawk Council Resolution was passed by consensus. The passage of the Resolution includes the extension of the Mandate for the Kahnawà:ke COVID-19 Task Force.

The community has been operating under the State of Emergency for the past six months, with the original Declaration ratified on April 21, 2020. By law, the State of Emergency must be renewed on a monthly basis.  

These actions have been taken to ensure the protection of Kahnawà:ke’s jurisdiction while the community navigates the pandemic. It also gives the MCK the ability to make changes to various public safety laws (Kahnawà:ke Emergency Preparedness Law, Sanitary Conditions Law) if required to ensure the next phases of the pandemic are addressed.