In: Ratitsénhaienhs Cody Diabo (Chairperson), Jeremiah Johnson, Paul Rice, Melanie Morrison, Ryan Montour, Jeffrey Diabo, David Diabo, Tonya Perron, Arnold Boyer
Out: Ratitsénhaienhs Iohahí:io Delisle (Medical Leave), Stephen McComber (Vacation), Ross Montour (Bereavement)
Also Present: Meagan Ottereyes and Jayme-Lynn Deere (Council Meeting Administrators) and Lisa Lahache (Public Relations); and for Housekeeping only: Taiawentetie Hemlock and Tyanna Kirby (Executive Assistants)
Housekeeping
- Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen by Cody Diabo
- Cheque Signers: Tonya Perron, Paul Rice
- Invitation: Indigenous Artificial Intelligence Gathering (Montreal – July 15-16) Declined
- Meeting Request: Culinary Venture – referred to Tewatohnhi’saktha, Collective Impact, and The Tee-Pee food basket Declined
- Trauma-Informed Workshop for Chiefs Approved
- Letter from Community Member: Arnold Boyer to follow up
- First Nations of Quebec-Labrador Sustainable Development Institute Annual General Meeting on June 10, 2025 Deferred
- Minutes: February 17, 2025 Deferred, and February 24, 2025 Passed by Consensus
- (2) Land Allotments Passed by consensus
- Public Relations Items: Monthly Report for May – due on June 11 at 12pm; Ratitsénhaienhs Report – Melanie Morrison For information purposes
- Jeremiah Johnson: Wednesday: Cannabis Working Group meeting; Thursday: Kahnawà:ke Legislative Commission (KLC) monthly and KLC Working Group meetings; Friday: Chiefs Strategy Session
- Paul Rice: Tuesday: Multi-Purpose Building (MPB) capital campaign lunch; Wednesday: Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission weekly and MPB Capital Campaign weekly meetings; Thursday: Investment Revenue Committee (IRC), MPB Finance & Technical Committee, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec bi-weekly, and Transport User Fees meetings, Chiefs Strategy Session; Sunday: Travel to Edmonton for Nation-to-Nation Trade meeting
- Melanie Morrison: Wednesday: out (Wellness); Friday: Chiefs Strategy Session, Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) bi-monthly coordination meeting
- Ryan Montour: Tuesday: Kahnawà:ke Search & Rescue training; Thursday: Peacekeeper Liaison and IRC Committee meetings; Friday: Chiefs Strategy Session, Mortgage Reconciliation meetings
- Jeffrey Diabo: Wednesday: Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB) smoke alarm distribution event; Friday: Chiefs Strategy Session
- David Diabo: Wednesday: KFB smoke alarm distribution event, Connecting Horizons 2025 Office Wheelchair Challenge; Thursday: Kahnawà:ke Labor Office, Land Management Committee, and MCK/Firelight meetings; Friday: Chiefs Strategy Session
- Tonya Perron: Wednesday: Governance Committee meeting; Thursday: KLC Monthly and KLC Working Group meetings; Friday: Chiefs Strategy Session
- Arnold Boyer: Wednesday: out (Wellness); Thursday: Onkwata’karitáhtshera meeting; Friday: Chiefs Strategy Session, Hydro-Quebec, JCCBI bi-monthly coordination, and Transport User Fees meetings
- Cody Diabo: Monday: Evening travel; Tuesday-Wednesday: Jay Treaty Border Alliance lobbying meetings in Washington, D.C.; Thursday: out pm (Wellness); Friday: Chiefs Strategy Session, out pm (Flex)
Mohawk Council Executive Directive: Rescindment of previous Kahnawà:ke Legislative Commission appointments
Presence of: Chris Bush (Research Policy Specialist), Portfolio Chiefs: Jeremiah Johnson, Tonya Perron
Request to the Council of Chiefs to rescind all past appointments to the Kahnawà:ke Legislative Commission, before the Commission’s current make-up.
Passed by consensus
Executive Updates
Presence of Onerahtokha Marquis
Onerahtokha Marquis updated on Housing and Human Resource matters
Ratitsénhaienhs Updates
Paul Rice updated on the Multi-Purpose Building, Administrative Affairs, Gaming, and Economic Development
Ryan Montour updated on the Housing file, Kahnawà:ke/Canada Relations, and Public Safety
David Diabo updated on the Highway 30 Working Group
Tonya Perron updated on the Kahnawà:ke Legislation Portfolio and the Justice file
Arnold Boyer updated on the Kidney Walk, Kahnawà:ke/Quebec Relations, and the Mercier Bridge Communication working group
Cannabis Discussion
Presence of Ms. Suzanne Jackson (MCK Legal Counsel), Onerahtokha Marquis (Executive Director), and Abbey Diabo (Director of the Office of the Council of Chiefs)
This item is Client-Attorney Privileged
Adjournment
Closing by Cody Diabo. Meeting adjourned at 3:30pm
