Meeting at Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
In: Ratitsénhaienhs Cody Diabo (am Chairperson), Tonya Perron (pm chairperson), Jeremiah Johnson, Paul Rice, Melanie Morrison, Iohahí:io Delisle (am attended virtually), Ryan Montour, Jeffrey Diabo, David Diabo, Stephen McComber, Arnold Boyer
Out: Nitsénhaienhs Ross Montour (Special Leave), Cody Diabo (pm only, attending virtual Assembly of First Nations meeting)
Also Present: Jaime-Lynn Deere (Council Meeting Administrator), Abbey Diabo (Director of the Office of the Council of Chiefs) and Lisa Lahache (Public Relations); and for Housekeeping only: Taiawentetie Hemlock, Sarah Delisle, and Tyanna Kirby (Executive Assistants)
Housekeeping
- Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen by Ryan Montour
- Cheque Signers: Melanie Morrison, Tonya Perron
- Minutes for Approval – March 17 & March 31, 2025 Deferred
- Public Relations Items: Ratitsénhaienhs Report
- Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador meetings with Permanent Forum on Indigenous People
- Issues (UNPFII) and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP): Melanie Morrison and Tonya Perron (Geneva, Switzerland – -July 14-18) Tentative
- Montreal Institute for Palliative Care: Request for Speaker on Orange Shirt Day – Stephen McComber (Montreal – September 9,) Approved
- Training Request: First Nations Executive Education Governance – Cody Diabo, Jeffrey Diabo, Melanie Morrison and Tonya Perron (Montreal and Wendake – throughout 2026) Approved
- Jeremiah Johnson: Wednesday: Cannabis Working Group meeting; Thursday: Kahnawà:ke Legislative Services (KLS) Working Group and Mortgage Reconciliation meetings
- Paul Rice: Monday: Meeting with Caisse Populaire commercial; Tuesday: Call with Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and travel to Toronto for Canadian Gaming Summit; Wednesday: attending Canadian Gaming Summit and meeting on Bill S-268, virtually attending Multi-Purpose Building (MPB) Capital Campaign, MPB Technical & Finance Committee, and Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission Regulator meetings; Thursday: attending Canadian Gaming Summit and virtually attending MCK/Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec bi-weekly meeting
- Melanie Morrison: Tuesday: Out for part of the afternoon (Wellness); Wednesday: Finance, Administration, and Operations Committee (FAO) and Security Solutions demonstration meetings; Thursday: Meeting with Pathways Executive Search
- Ryan Montour: Wednesday: Security Solutions demonstration meeting; Thursday: Economic Development Portfolio and Peacekeeper Services Board meetings
- Jeffrey Diabo: Tuesday: Travel to Quebec City; Wednesday-Thursday: AFNQL
- David Diabo: Wednesday: Kanien’kehá:ka Rights & Research and Community Engagement meetings; Thursday: Ile Saint Bernard meeting; June 19-July 4: out (Vacation)
- Stephen McComber: No meetings scheduled for this week
- Tonya Perron: Wednesday: FAO, Governance Advisory Team, and Cannabis Working Group meetings; Thursday: Meeting with Pathways Executive Search, KLS Working Group, and Kahnawà:ke Community Decision Making and Review Process Overview meetings, out pm (Wellness); June 23: out (Vacation)
- Arnold Boyer: Wednesday: Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated and GSK Pharmaceuticals; June 30: out (Flex); August 25-29: out (Vacation)
- Cody Diabo: Monday: Assembly of First Nations meeting on Bill C-5; Tuesday: MPB Campaign meeting; Wednesday: Review of Strategic Discussions, FAO, Governance Advisory Team, and Grand Chief’s Office meetings; Thursday: Meeting with Pathways Executive Search, Ile Saint Bernand Preparatory, and Still Ours Preparatory meetings
Mohawk Council Resolution: Land designations for housing department initiatives
Presence of Onerahtokha Marquis (Executive Director), Alan John Rice (Executive Operations Officer), Veronica Leborgne (Director of Lands) Portfolio Chief: David Diabo
Request to the Council of Chiefs to officially designate lands in Lot 106 for Community Housing Initiatives.
Passed by consensus
Executive Office Updates
Onerahtokha Marquis updated on Finance and Human Resources
Ratitsénhaienhs Updates
Arnold Boyer updated on Transport
Melanie Morrison updated on Heritage
Ryan Montour updated on Community Safety, the Native American Economic Development Conference, and the Cannabis Moratorium
Paul Rice updated on the Iroquois Caucus and Economic Development
David Diabo updated on the Native American Emergency Preparedness Conference and Membership issues
Tonya Perron updated on the Governance Advisory Team and Justice
Stephen McComber updated on Sustainable Development
Adjournment
Closing by Stephen McComber. Meeting adjourned at 3:56pm
