State of Emergency extended for 13th consecutive month

04/19/2021

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to advise the community that the current State of Emergency has been extended for an additional period of 30 days.

The Mohawk Council Resolution was passed by Consensus at today’s duly-convened Council meeting. As has been standard procedure, the Resolution includes the extension of the Mandate for the Kahnawà:ke COVID-19 Task Force.

This new extension is dated from April 21 to May 21, 2021. The State of Emergency has been in effect since it was initially declared one year ago (on April 21, 2020).

As required by Kahnawà:ke 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 addresses all matters related to the on-going pandemic.