MyKahnawake Community Plan Survey underway

01/19/2021

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke is requesting community participation in the ‘MyKahnawake’ Community Plan Survey, which was launched in December 22, 2020.

As stated, the survey is supported by the Comprehensive Community Plan and Skatne Teionkwaka:nere – Kahnawà:ke Collective Impact Action Team.

Following last year’s Kahnawà:ke Shared Vision ‘Mid-Point Check-In’ survey, the ‘MyKahnawake’ survey supports community-led planning as a way to direct and decide an approach, a direction, and outcomes of community development for Kahnawà:ke as we move towards a Shared Vision.

The survey is available at www.mykahnawake.com until Friday, January 29, 2021. Action Team members will be available to help those who prefer to have someone assist them in completing the survey. Please send your request or any questions to info@mykahnawake.com.

With Kahnawà:ke’s Comprehensive Community Plan Coordinator Linda Delormier at the forefront, the MyKahnawake Project has been able to showcase its perseverance and dedication despite the many challenges faced, in large part due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are eleven people on the team, including Chelsea Phillips, Jessica Lazare, Kanahne Rice, Kwawenno:ri Jacobs, Taiaiake Gerald Alfred, Mackenzie Whyte, Harry Rice, Rhonda Kirby, Ross Montour, Richard Basque, and, acting as chairperson, Ms. Delormier.

“As a community member, I think it’s very important – it’s vital – for Kahnawa’kehró:non to have a say in the direction and wellbeing of the community,” Ratsénhaienhs Harry Rice stated at the time the survey was launched. “It’s evident now, especially during the pandemic, that people are finally opening up to not only ask for help but also expressing their vision for what Kahnawà:ke should be, and how we should come together as a people: as one.”