Meeting at Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
In: Ratitsénhaienhs Cody Diabo, Jeremiah Johnson, Iohahí:io Delisle (arrived at 9:53am), Paul Rice, Ryan Montour, Jeffrey Diabo, David Diabo, Stephen McComber, Ross Montour, Tonya Perron (arrived at 10:39am), Arnold Boyer
Out: IetsénhaienhsMelanie Morrison (medical leave)
Also Present: Jaime-Lynn Deere (Council Meeting Administrator), Abbey Diabo (Director of the Office of the Council of Chiefs), Lloyd Phillips (Chief Political Advisor), Gene Diabo (Public Relations Unit), Dawn Marquis-Deere (Executive Administrative Officer/Interim Executive Director), and for Housekeeping only: Tyanna Kirby (Executive Assistant to Ohén:ton Í:rate ne Ratitsénhaienhs), Sarah Delisle, and Taiawentetie Hemlock (Executive Assistants to the Kahnawa’kehró:non Ratitsénhaienhs)
Housekeeping
- Cheque Signers – Two (2) Nitsénhaienhs identified
- Public Relations Items – Ratitsénhaienhs Report: Arnold Boyer confirmed, K1037 MCK Friday — Ross Montour and Tonya Perron confirmed
- Minute Approval – September 29, 2025 (deferred), October 6, 2025 (Approved)
- Update on ‘Movember’ – Donations requested from each of the Ratitsénhaienhs
- Christmas Visit to the Elder’s Lodge – Scheduled for December 18, 2025
- Christmas Visit to Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC), long & short-term residents and patients – Gifts to be donated
- Invitation: 4th Anniversary of the First Nations Executive Education – Jeffrey Diabo to follow up
- Invitation: Lieutenant-Governor’s First Nations Medal request to submit nominees – Ryan Montour to follow up
- Hertel Project community engagement Kiosk – Paul Rice — To follow up with Revenue and Business Development Unit
- Ratsénhaienhs Travel Requests (2) – Paul Rice, 9th Annual First Nations Major Projects Coalition Conference in Toronto from April 29 – May 1, 2026; David Diabo, Irish Night on the Hill, November 19, 2025, in Ottawa – Both approved
- Land Allotment (1) – Passed by consensus
- Jeremiah Johnson: Thursday: Kahnawà:ke Governance Project; Friday: Social Supports and Development (SSD) Portfolio meeting
- Iohahí:io Delisle: Wednesday: St. Francis Xavier Mission meeting; Thursday: Municipal Relations; Friday: SSD Portfolio and, External Government Relations meetings
- Paul Rice: Monday: Ecuadorian Judicial Visit; Wednesday: Finance and Operations (FAO) Monthly, and Senior Management meetings; Thursday: Mercier Bridge Design Sub-Committee, and Transport Sectoral Table meetings; Friday: Quebec Constitution discussion meeting
- Ryan Montour: Tuesday: Kahnawà:ke Search & Rescue training (evening); Wednesday: Housing Reconciliation meeting; Thursday: Housing Contact Deliveries, and Peacekeeper Services Board meetings; Friday: SSD Portfolio meeting; Saturday: Tioweró:ton Community meeting; Vacation January 23 – 29, 2026
- Jeffrey Diabo: Wednesday: Prep for Assembly of First Nations of Quebec & Labrador meeting next week; Friday: Quebec Constitution discussion meeting, First Nation Executive Education Conference in Montreal
- David Diabo: Wednesday: Land Management Committee Land Purchase meeting, Overview of the 2011/26 St Lawrence Action Plan, and Afternoon travelling to Ottawa for Irish Night on the Hill; Thursday: Travelling back from Ottawa; Friday: MCK Lands Unit Organizational Design Interview, Prep for Tioweró:ton community meeting; Saturday: Tioweró:ton Community meeting
- Stephen McComber: Wednesday: Agriculture meeting; Thursday: Assist Kateri Food Basket; Friday: SSD Portfolio meeting
- Ross Montour: Tuesday: Kanien’kehá:ka Rights & Research (consultation discussion); Wednesday: Regional Impact prep, St. Lawrence River Regional Assessment, and Department of Fisheries and Oceans Relationship meetings; Thursday: Seignuery of Sault Saint Louis Team meeting; Friday: Beauharnois St Timothy Works Consultation meeting
- Tonya Perron: Monday: Ecuadorian Judicial Delegation; Wednesday: FAO monthly, and Governance Advisory Team meetings; Thursday: Kahnawà:ke Governance project meeting, and virtual meeting with Enoch Cree representative to discuss cannabis regulatory system; Friday: K1037 MCK Friday
- Arnold Boyer: Monday:Meeting with Ville de Chateauguay (10am), Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre Accreditation; Wednesday: Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services Board meeting; Thursday: Mercier Bridge Design, and Sectoral Table meeting; Friday: Community Wellness Action Group meeting
- Cody Diabo: Wednesday: Organizational Design Interview, Meeting with Assembly of First Nations, and FAO meetings; Friday: Meeting with Paul St-Pierre Plamondon – PQ, and Prep Meeting – Minister Dube
Agenda items
Mohawk Council Executive Directive (MCED): Internal Complaints Process for Ratitsénhaienhs – Governance Portfolio
Presence of: Portfolio Lead Tonya Perron. Deferred
Mohawk Council Executive Directive (MCED): Awendio Collaboration Agreement Authorization
Presence of: Kyle Delisle (Executive Financial Officer), Eric Doucet (Legal), Brandon McComber (Business Analyst), Portfolio Lead: Paul Rice. Confidential – Passed by consensus
Ecuadorian Judicial Delegation Visit
Presence of: Kahnawa’kehró:non Ratitsénhaienhs.
A judicial delegation from Ecuador visited to learn about the structure and mandate of Kahnawà:ke’s judicial institutions (Administrative Tribunal, Kahnawà:ke Court, and Justices of the Peace)
MCED: Restricted Airspace Drone Project – Kahnawà:ke Peacekeepers
Presence of: Suzanne Jackson (Legal), Dwayne Zacharie (Chief Peacekeeper), Portfolio Lead: Ryan Montour. Deferred
Executive Office Updates
Presence of: Dawn Marquis-Deere (Interim-Executive Director). Deferred
Ratitsénhaienhs Updates
Deferred
Adjournment
Meeting closed by Cody Diabo at 4pm
