Meeting at Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
In: Ratitsénhaienhs Cody Diabo (Chairperson), Jeremiah Johnson, Paul Rice, Melanie Morrison, Ryan Montour, Jeffrey Diabo, David Diabo, Stephen McComber, Tonya Perron (Present for afternoon updates only), Arnold Boyer
Out: Ratitsénhaienhs Iohahí:io Delisle (Medical Leave), Ross Montour (Bereavement), Tonya Perron (9am-2pm – Court)
Also Present: Meagan Ottereyes (Council Meeting Administrator) 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: Melanie Morrison, Paul Rice
- Meeting Request: First Nations Lending Authority Declined
- Women Leadership Event: Melanie Morrison (Montreal – September 22-26) Approved
- Property sale – Priority Circulation Notice: Forward to Land Management
- Public Relations Items: Ratitsénhaienhs Report, June 2 (Paul Rice); MCK Friday, May 30 (Cody Diabo, Jeremiah Johnson); Community Meeting agenda: Summer Community Meeting schedule, Housing update, Community Safety Portfolio update, Still Ours campaign, and Open discussion For Information Purposes
- Ross Montour Request for Special Leave of Absence: Returning June 30, 2025. Temporary Portfolio reassignments: Environment (Lead): Stephen McComber; Kanien’kehá:ka Right & Research (Lead): David Diabo Approved
- Jeremiah Johnson: Wednesday: Community Meeting; Thursday: Kahnawà:ke Legislative Services (KLS), Land Management/Community Decision-Making and Review Process (CDMRP), and Mortgage Reconciliation meetings; Friday: Press Scrum
- Paul Rice: Wednesday: Administrative Affairs Portfolio, Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission, Economic Development and Community meetings; Thursday: Lands/CDMRP Information Session and Lands Chiefs Updates, and Investment Revenue Committee meetings; Friday: Press Scrum, out pm (Wellness)
- Melanie Morrison: Tuesday: Olympic Lab meeting; Wednesday: Administrative Affairs Portfolio and Community meetings; Friday: Press Scrum; (Note: Out June 1-5 in Winnipeg for Indigenous History and Heritage Gathering)
- Ryan Montour: Tuesday: First Nations Solid Waste Management Conference (Montreal); Wednesday: First Nations Solid Waste Management Conference (Montreal), Mercier Bridge and Community meetings; Thursday: Tobacco, Lands Chiefs Update, and Kahnawà:ke/Canada Relations (KCR) Justice Mandate meetings; Friday: Press Scrum, Mortgage Reconciliation meeting
- Jeffrey Diabo: Wednesday: Community meeting; Thursday: Kahnawà:ke/Quebec Relations (KQR) Consultation meeting; Friday: Tobacco Internal and Jay Treaty Border Alliance meetings
- David Diabo: Wednesday: Consultation, Tioweró:ton, and Community meetings; Thursday: Lands Chiefs Update and Land Management/CDMRP meetings; Friday: Press Scrum and Highway 30 Land Consultation Committee meeting
- Stephen McComber: First Nations Solid Waste Management Conference opening; Wednesday: Community Prevention Action Group meeting and First Nations Solid Waste Management Conference closing ceremony; Thursday: Health Portfolio and Ile Aux Tourtes meetings; Friday: Press Scrum and Waste Management meetings
- Arnold Boyer: Tuesday: First Nations Solid Waste Management Conference (virtual), and Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre Board meeting; Wednesday: First Nations Solid Waste Management Conference (virtual), Onkwata’karitáhtshera, Mercier Bridge, and Community meetings; Thursday: Health Portfolio and KQR Consultation meetings; Friday: out (Flex); Sunday: 2025 Kidney Walk to raise funds for the Kidney Foundation of Canada (Chateauguay)
- Cody Diabo: Wednesday: Strategic Discussion Review; Seigneury of Sault Saint Louis and Community meetings; Thursday: Gaming Portfolio meeting; Friday: Press Scrum, Sustainable Development, and Jay Treaty Border Alliance meetings
- Tonya Perron: Wednesday: Community Meeting; Thursday: KLS, Lands/CDMRP Information Session, KCR Justice Mandate Review; Friday: MCK Grievance Policy meeting
Mohawk Council Executive Directive: Ratitsénhaienhs Portfolio Allocation
Portfolio Chief: Cody Diabo
Request to the Council of Chiefs to formally approve the updated 2024-2027 portfolio allocations.
Passed by consensus
Executive Updates
Presence of Onerahtokha Marquis
Onerahtokha Marquis updated on Human Resource matters, Accounting, Legal, Asset Management.
Ratitsénhaienhs Updates
Arnold Boyer updated on the Infrastructure, Transport Operations Portfolio
David Diabo updated on the Labor file and the Lands Portfolio
Ryan Montour updated on the Community Safety Portfolio and Housing File
Stephen McComber updated on the Fort Chambly meeting
Jeremiah Johnson updated on Social Supports & Development, Lands, Environment
Melanie Morrison updated on the Heritage Portfolio
Paul Rice updated on Land Management, Gaming, Economic Development
Jeffrey Diabo updated on the Kahnawà:ke Library
Cody Diabo updated on External Government Relations and Cannabis
Tonya Perron updated on Governance, Kahnawà:ke Legislative Commission
Adjournment
Closing by Stephen McComber. Meeting adjourned at 3:40pm
