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Government of Canada funds 3,451 projects across Canada to make life better for Canadian seniors
From: Employment and Social Development Canada May 16, 2024 Canadians deserve to age with dignity. That comes down to choice, to affordability, to inclusion, and to community. The New Horizons for Seniors Program creates those opportunities for seniors to be more connected, supported and active members of their communities. Today, Canada’s Minister for Seniors, Seamus […]
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MCK Officially Appoints Michael Delisle Jr. as new Membership Registrar
(Kahnawake – 9, Onerahtohkó:wa/May 2024) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke wishes to inform the community that Michael Delisle Jr. was formally appointed to the position of Office of the Kahnawà:ke Kanien’kehá:ka Registry (OKKR) Registrar for the Kanien’kehá:ka of Kahnawà:ke Law and the Kahnawà:ke Residency Law. The appointment was formalized by a Mohawk Council Executive Directive […]
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Quebec premier defends new museum on Québécois nation after Indigenous criticism – Barrie Today
Quebec Premier François Legault is defending his comments about a new history museum after he was accused by a group representing First Nations of trying to erase their history. The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador criticized Legault’s April 25 comments that suggested the province’s history began with the arrival of French explorers Jacques Cartier and […]
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A new colleague joins the Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec
Executive Director Tanya Sirois is pleased to announce the appointment of Colette Pradeilles as Director of Finance. Colette holds an MBA and is a member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (CPA). She began her career in France and continued in accounting in Montréal. For nearly 20 years, Colette worked for a […]
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Nitsénhaienhs travelled to Ottawa for Bill S-268 meetings
(Kahnawake – 1 Onerahtohkó:wa/May 2024) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke wishes to inform the community that Nitsénhaienhs Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer and Cody Diabo traveled to Ottawa today along with Chief Political Advisor Winona Polson-Lahache and Director of Legal Services Marylee Armstrong, to meet with Federal Senators Scott Tannas, Michelle Audette, and Paul Prosper. The meeting was […]
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Here we go again? Making sense of the PQ’s rise in the polls – Policy Options
May 1, 2024 While the Parti Québécois is on the rise in the polls, the independence movement is not, particularly among young Quebecers. The 2018 Quebec provincial election was notable not only because it brought to power a new political party – the Coalition avenir Québec – but because it was a historic defeat for […]
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Missing Indigenous children: a third review since the Act came into force
QUÉBEC CITY, April 25, 2024 – Minister Responsible for Relations with the First Nations and the Inuit Ian Lafrenière today submitted in the National Assembly the third annual report on the administration of the Act to authorize the communication of personal information to the families of Indigenous children who went missing or died after being […]
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MCA Hosts Electoral Officers Training & Swearing-in Ceremony
April 23, 2024 Recently, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne held an Electoral Officers Training for the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Deputy Electoral/Referendum Officers (DEO/DRO), and Uniformed Security Personnel (USP). Congratulations to our newest Chief Electoral Officer and Deputy Electoral/Referendum Officers that will be serving their terms for the next three years: Theresa Thompson, CEO Dakota […]
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Abenaki in Quebec take identity fraud concerns to the United Nations – CBC
Apr 24, 2024 Odanak, Wôlinak leadership and youth oppose groups recognized in Vermont A digital billboard lit up New York City’s Times Square last week with a message from two Abenaki communities in Quebec: that they are the “sole guardians of Abenaki identity.” A delegation of the Abenaki Council of Odanak, Wôlinak and the Assembly of […]
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The W8banaki Nation Carries the Issue of Identity Theft of Indigenous Peoples to The United Nations
NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 – A delegation from the W8banaki Nation went the United Nations headquarters in New York this week, to raise awareness among the UN, States and Indigenous organizations on all continents of the issue of identity theft affecting the Abenaki, as well as a growing number of Indigenous peoples. The Abenaki delegation, […]
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