Meeting at Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
In: Ratitsénhaienhs Cody Diabo (Chairperson), Jeremiah Johnson, Paul Rice, Melanie Morrison, Ryan Montour (PM only), Jeffrey Diabo, David Diabo, Ross Montour, Stephen McComber, Tonya Perron, Arnold Boyer
Out: Nitsénhaienhs Iohahí:io Delisle (Wellness), Ryan Montour (AM only)
Also Present: Jaime-Lynn Deere (Council Meeting Administrator), Abbey Diabo (Director of the Office of the Council of Chiefs), Gene Diabo (Public Relations); and for Housekeeping only: Tyanna Kirby, Taiawentetie Hemlock, and Sarah Delisle (Executive Assistants)
Housekeeping
- Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen by Cody Diabo
- Public Relations Items: Ratitsénhaienhs Report – Ross Montour, K1037 Tetewathá:ren MCK Friday – Stephen McComber and David Diabo
- Council Meeting Minutes: April 7th Approved – April 22nd and 28th and June 23rd Deferred
- Invitation: Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly – Cody Diabo and Jeffrey Diabo attending – Accepted
- Invitation: Electricity Transformation Canada (ETC) 2025 Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – Ratitsénhaienhs Paul Rice will attend. All expenses covered by ETC – Accepted
- Invitation: Connecting Horizons – Ratitsénhaienhs Ryan Montour to attend – Deferred
- Land Allotments: Ten (10) passed by consensus, one (1) deferred
- Arnold Boyer: Tuesday: Strategic discussions; Wednesday to Friday: Trauma Informed Workshop; Tuesday, August 12: Ministère des Transport du Quebec and Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre Board meetings; Wednesday, August 13: Lands and Land Use Agreement meetings; August 14-15: Vacation
- Cody Diabo: Tuesday: Strategic Discussions, Press Conference on C-5; Wednesday: Trauma Informed Workshop, interview with Montreal Gazette; Thursday: Trauma Informed Workshop, CJAD 800 Radio interview; Friday: Trauma Informed Workshop, Kateri Memorial Foundation Scholarship ceremony; August 11 – 15: Vacation
- Jeffrey Diabo: Monday: Tewatohnhi’saktha Board meeting; Thursday, August 14: Tobacco Working Group Kiosk; Saturday, August 16: First Nations Education Council graduation in Odanak
- Jeremiah Johnson: Tuesday: Strategic discussions; Wednesday to Friday: Trauma Informed Workshop
- Melanie Morrison: Tuesday: Strategic discussions; Wednesday to Friday: Trauma Informed Workshop; Monday, August 11:Strategic discussions; Travel to Ottawa for the 2025 Indigenous Language Conference until Friday, August 15
- Paul Rice: Monday: Radio Canada Interview, and Complaints Committee meeting; Tuesday: Strategic Discussions; Wednesday, August 6 to Friday, August 15: Vacation (back in office Monday, August 18)
- Ross Montour: Monday:meeting withMontreal Port Authority; Thursday: K1037 Tetewathá:ren Talkshow – Onkwehón:we Project launch.
- Ryan Montour: Tuesday: Kahnawà:ke Search and Rescue Operation; Wednesday to Friday: Trauma Informed Workshop; Monday, August 11: Strategic discussions; August 12 – 15: Vacation
- Stephen McComber: Tuesday: Strategic discussions; Wednesday to Friday: Trauma Informed Workshop
- Tonya Perron: Tuesday: Strategic discussions; Wednesday to Friday: Trauma Informed Workshop; Monday, August 11:Strategic discussions; Tuesday, August 12: Kahnawà:ke Legislative Services working group meeting; Thursday, August 14: Kahnawà:ke Legislative Commission monthly meeting and a tentative Governance Advisory team meeting
Rescind & Replace Indigenous Services Agreement and Appointment Registry Officer – Mohawk Council Executive Directive
Presence of:Melanie Gilbert (General Manager, Client Based Services), Kiera Beauvais (Kahnawà:ke Kanien’kehá:ka Registry Officer), Portfolio Lead:Ratsénhaienhs Jeremiah Johnson. Request to rescind the appointments of Jennifer McComber and Shari Lahache as Indian Registry Administrators, while appointing Keira Beauvais as an Indian Registry Administrator. Passed by consensus
Fuel Spill Update
Presence of: Lloyd Phillips (Commissioner of Public Safety), Robyn Montour (Director of Public Safety Division), Portfolio Lead: Ohén:ton Í:rate ne Ratitsénhaienhs Cody Diabo. Confidential Discussion
Kahnawake Occupational Safety and Health – Confirmation of Categorization & Approval of Mandate Purpose and Scope – Records of Decision
Presence of: Chris Bush (Kahnawà:ke Legislative Services), Trisha Delormier (Kahnawà:ke Legislative Services), and Jeff Morris (Director of Kahnawà:ke Labor Office), Portfolio Lead: Ratsénhaienhs David Diabo. Request for confirmation of the categorization, purpose, and scope of the proposed Kahnawà:ke Occupational Safety and Health Law, and give the mandate to move the Law through the Community Decision Making Review Process as a Type II Law. Passed by consensus
Amendment to Staff Appointments for the Sanitary Conditions Law Permitting Body – Mohawk Council Executive Directive
Presence of: Patrick Ragaz (KEPO General Manager Field Services), Chris Stacey (Executive Infrastructure Officer), Joelle Perron-Thibodeau (Legal Services), Portfolio Lead: Ratsénhaienhs David Diabo. Request to address capacity issues with the Sanitary Conditions Law Permitting Committee, by adding the following positions to the Committee: General Manager of Environment Protection, Director of Public Safety, Senior Civil Engineer, and Technical Services Manager. Passed by consensus
Onkwehón:we Research Project Budget – Record of Decision
Presence of: Trina C. Diabo (Project Technician), Portfolio Lead: Ratsénhaienhs David Diabo Request for approval to contract Gerald Taiaiake Alfred as the lead for the Onkwehón:we Research Project. Passed by consensus
Executive Office Updates
Presence of: Onerahtókha Marquis. Deferred
Ratitsénhaienhs Updates
Deferred due to time constraints
Adjournment
Closing by Cody Diabo. Meeting adjourned at 3:55pm
