Meeting at Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
In: Ratitsénhaienhs Cody Diabo (Chairperson), Paul Rice, Melanie Morrison, Iohahí:io Delisle, Ryan Montour, Jeffrey Diabo, Stephen McComber, Arnold Boyer, Jeremiah Johnson (pm only), Tonya Perron (pm attended virtually)
Out: Ratitsénhaienhs Ross Montour (Special Leave), Tonya Perron (Vacation, am only)
Jeremiah Johnson (am only), David Diabo (Vacation)
Also Present: Jaime-Lynn Deere (Council Meeting Administrator), Abbey Diabo (Director of the Office of the Council of Chiefs), and Carly Kateri Diabo (Public Relations); and for Housekeeping only: Taiawentetie Hemlock (Executive Assistant)
Housekeeping
- Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen by Cody Diabo
- Cheque Signers: Melanie Morrison and Paul Rice
- Minutes for Approval – March 3, 10 (approved) March 17 and 31, 2025 (deferred)
- Public Relations Items: Ratitsénhaienhs Report (Jeffrey Diabo) and MCK Friday (Paul Rice)
- Travel Request Follow Up: Melanie Morrison and Tonya Perron – UN Human Rights Convention – Geneva, Switzerland. Deferred
- Kanien’kehá:ka Rights and Research Office extends an invitation on behalf of Maison Nivard Museum exhibit inauguration on June 26, 2025. Chiefs welcome to offer remarks: Invitation has been accepted by Stephen McComber and Iohahí:io Delisle
- Land Allotment: Approved by consensus
- Paul Rice: Tuesday: Still Ours campaign; Wednesday: Preparation for Third party Grant Agreement, Solar Project visit with Kruger, Royal Bank of Canada, Capital Campaign Weekly, Priority-Setting preparatory, and Community meetings; Thursday: External Governmental Relations (EGR) Portfolio and Third-Party Grant Association meetings; Friday: Press Scrum, MCK Friday on K103.7 radio, MCK Family Picnic
- Melanie Morrison: Tuesday: Old Mill Site Visit, Still Ours campaign; Wednesday: Out (am), Capital Campaign Weekly meeting, Community meeting (pm); Thursday: Supporting a community member; Friday: Press Scrum, MCK Family Picnic
- Ryan Montour: Wednesday: Kahnawà:ke Search and Rescue Training, Kahnawà:ke/Canada Relations (KCR) meeting, Community meeting (pm); Thursday: Kahnawà:ke Search and Rescue Training, Housing Reconciliation, KCR Federal team meetings; Friday: Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFUE) Fire Training, Housing Reconciliation meeting, Press Scrum, MCK Family Picnic
- Jeffrey Diabo: Tuesday: Still Ours campaign; Wednesday: Community meeting; Thursday: EGR Portfolio meeting; Friday: Out pm (Wellness)
- Stephen McComber: Wednesday: Community Protection Action Group (CPAG) Monthly and Community meetings; Thursday: EGR Portfolio meeting, Verdun Museum opening event
- Arnold Boyer: Tuesday: Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) Board of Directors meeting; Wednesday: Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) Board of Directors meeting; Thursday: EGR Portfolio meeting, KMHC Strawberry Festival, Elder’s Birthday Celebration
- Cody Diabo: Monday: Seigneury of Sault St. Louis (SSSL) Preparatory meeting; Wednesday: Review of Strategic Discussions, Priority Setting and Community meetings; Thursday: EGR Portfolio and Governance Advisory Team meetings; Friday: Press Scrum, MCK Family Picnic
- Iohahí:io Delisle: Wednesday: CPAG monthly meeting; Thursday: External Governmental Relations (EGR) Portfolio meeting; Friday: Press Scrum, MCK Family Picnic
Mohawk Council Executive Decision: Gaming Discussion
Presence of Kyle Delisle (Executive Financial Officer), Eric Doucet (Legal Counsel), Portfolio Chief: Ryan Montour
Status: Client-Attorney Privileged
Invitation: Sustainable Housing Pilot for One First Nation in Quebec
Steel River Group invites MCK to partner on a pilot project aimed at developing long-term, affordable, and sustainable housing
Invitation declined
Mohawk Council Executive Decision: Band Transfer Request
Portfolio Chief: Jeremiah Johnson
Passed by consensus
Mohawk Council Executive Decision: Authorize Signers for Policing Agreements
Presence of: Kyle Delisle (Executive Financial Officer), Portfolio Chief: Ryan Montour.
Request for MCK to provide a list of authorized signers to Public Safety Canada (PSC), for them to be able to match any documents signed by MCK to this authorized list of signers
Passed by consensus
Mohawk Council Executive Decision: ABC Discussion
Presence of: Suzanne Jackson (Legal Counsel), Portfolio Chief: Tonya Perron
Status: Confidential
Adjournment
3:50pm
