Meeting at Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
In: Ratitsénhaienhs Cody Diabo, Jeremiah Johnson, Iohahí:io Delisle (Arrived at 10:30am), Melanie Morrison, Paul Rice, David Diabo, Jeffrey Diabo, Stephen McComber, Ross Montour (Virtual), Tonya Perron, Arnold Boyer
Out: Ratsénhaienhs Ryan Montour (Vacation)
Also Present: Jaime-Lynn Deere (Council Meeting Administrator), Abbey Diabo (Director of the Office of the Council of Chiefs), Lloyd Phillips (Chief Political Advisor), Tehosterihens Deer (Public Relations Specialist, Political), 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 (Virtual) (Executive Assistants to the Kahnawa’kehró:non Ratitsénhaienhs)
Housekeeping
- Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen by Cody Diabo
- Cheque Signers: Nitsénhaienhs identified
- Public Relations Items: Ratsénhaienhs Report — Paul Rice confirmed
- Minute Approval for November 3 & 10, 2025 — Deferred — Minute Approval for December 8, 2025 — Partially Approved
- Language Class Update – Scheduled for every Monday with full table
- Assembly of First Nations Economic Development and Infrastructure Summit, taking place March 2-3, 2026, in Montreal – Cody Diabo and Arnold Boyer to attend
- Travel Request for David Diabo — February 1, 2026, in Sudbury Ontario for Indigenous Lands Symposium
- Alternate Dates for 2026 Kahnawake Harvest Summit –– Dates provided are March 31 – April 2 / April 7 – April 9 / April 13 – April 15
- Jeremiah Johnson: Wednesday: Terrapure working group; Thursday: Kahnawà:ke Legislative Portfolio meeting, AFOA Housing meeting; Friday: Branches of Governance Coordination
- Iohahí:io Delisle: Wednesday: Municipalités regionales de comté (MRC) meeting, Terrapure working group, and MNP working group meetings; Thursday: External Government Relations (EGR) Portfolio meeting; Friday: In-person meeting with the Mayor of St. Catherine
- Melanie Morrison: Monday: Community member meeting; Thursday: EGR Portfolio meeting, Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center board attendance
- Paul Rice: Wednesday: Gaming Working Group (GWG) meeting, Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated meeting (JCCBI) discussion, Transport sectoral table meeting, and MNP working group; Thursday: EGR Portfolio meeting, K103.7 FM discussion on Inflation Benefit; Friday: Hydro-Quebec Hertel-Line investment meeting, Office of the Council of Chiefs (OCC) discussion, and Grand Chiefs Office (GCO) meeting
- Jeffrey Diabo: Wednesday: GWG meeting, MRC discussion; Thursday: EGR Portfolio meeting, First Nations Education Council virtual meeting; Friday: In-person meeting with the Mayor of St. Catherine
- David Diabo: Wednesday: Kahnawà:ke Labour Code, Terrapure working group meeting; Thursday: EGR Portfolio meeting, Right of Way Law discussion; Friday: Kahnawà:ke Labor Office meeting
- Stephen McComber: Wednesday: Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Service meeting, Terrapure working group; Thursday: EGR Portfolio meeting
- Ross Montour: Wednesday: Hydro-Quebec Kinetic turbine meeting, Interview with Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), Terrapure working group, and Archaeology consultation meeting; Thursday: EGR Portfolio meeting, Consultation committee lunch, and Still Ours Campaign meeting; Friday: K103.7 discussion on Onkwehón:we project
- Tonya Perron: Wednesday: Governance Portfolio meeting, Terrapure working group, and MNP working group meeting; Thursday: Legislative Portfolio meeting, Justice Portfolio meeting, and community member meeting; Friday: Branches of Governance Coordination, Governance Advisory Team (GAT) meeting
- Arnold Boyer: Wednesday: JCCBI meeting, Transport sectoral table meeting, and Terrapure working group; Thursday: EGR Portfolio meeting; Friday: Flex
- Cody Diabo: Wednesday: Governance Portfolio meeting, GWG meeting, Terrapure working group, EGR consultation discussion, and community member meeting; Thursday: EGR Portfolio meeting, Still Ours Campaign meeting; Friday: Community member meeting, Branches of Governance Coordination, In-person meeting with the Mayor of St. Catherine, GAT meeting, and GCO meeting
Agenda Items
Mohawk Council Executive Directive (MCED): Portfolio Allocation Modification
Kahonwentha Stacey (OCC Project Leader), Portfolio Chief: Stephen McComber, Arnold Boyer
Ietsénhaienhs Tonya Perron to be Added to Health Portfolio — Approved by Consensus
MCED: Invenergy and Mi’gmawei Mawiomi Business Corporation Term Sheet
Presence of: Kyle Delisle (Executive Financial Officer), Keisha Goodleaf (Director of Revenue and Business Development Unit), Eric Doucet (Legal), Brandon McComber (Business Analyst), Portfolio Chief: Paul Rice
This item is Confidential
MCED: Extension Assignment
Presence of: Dawn Marquis-Deere (Interim-Executive Director), Portfolio Chief: Cody Diabo, Jeffrey Diabo
This item is Confidential
Executive Office Updates
Presence of: Dawn Marquis-Deere (Interim-Executive Director)
Dawn Marquis-Deere provided updates on Governance Portfolio meeting, HR matters, MNP work, Legislation and Justice Portfolio meetings, Branches of Governance Coordination, Inflationary Benefit
Ratitsénhaienhs Updates
Jeremiah Johnson provided updates on Kahnawà:ke Legislative Committee, RivGens demonstration Project
Paul Rice provided updates on ICE 2026 event in Spain, GWG, Hertel-Line, Appropriated fund policy, Food sovereignty funding application discussion
Jeffrey Diabo provided updates on Regional Education agreement, Library project, Tax file, Meeting with Mayor of Chateauguay Eric Allard, Kahnawà:ke-Quebec relations
Tonya Perron provided updates on GAT meetings, Justice Portfolio meetings, Finance and Operations (FAO), Affidavit preparations
Arnold Boyer provided updates on Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services meetings, QPP, Onkwata’karitáhtshera
Cody Diabo provided updates on Terrapure, Iroquois Caucus, Addition to Reserves, EGR, Assembly First Nations Quebec-Labrador invitation on Bill 1
Adjournment
Meeting closed by at 4:02pm by Cody Diabo
