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Sky-Deer attending Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Conference
For immediate release (Kahnawake – 7, Ohiarí:ha/June 2023) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke wishes to inform the community that Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs (Grand Chief) Kahsennenhawe Sky- Deer is attending the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative 2023 Annual General Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The Grand Chief addressed all of the mayors and municipal […]
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Building a sustainable future: Canada’s progress in advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
From: Employment and Social Development Canada June 7, 2023 As the world faces an array of complex challenges, the importance of the 2030 Agenda has never been more apparent. At the heart of this agenda are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at addressing the world’s most pressing challenges by 2030, including poverty, inequality and […]
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Indigenous artifacts found near Ottawa give clues to settlement dating back 10000 years – The Globe and Mail
Archeologists have uncovered a cache of artifacts near Ottawa that could shed new light on trade and communication networks between Indigenous communities thousands of years ago. The discovery last month in Lac Philippe, Que., included about 50 pieces of rare quartz tools, which suggest that Indigenous peoples may have inhabited the area up to 10,000 […]
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The Government of Canada provides funding to the Native Women’s Association of Canada to prevent gender-based violence
From: Women and Gender Equality Canada June 6, 2023 The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls highlighted the underlying systemic causes of ongoing violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. The COVID-19 pandemic also created unprecedented challenges for people in need of help and the frontline organizations that support them. […]
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Veronica Leborgne new Director of Lands
(Kahnawake – 2, Ohiarí:ha/June 2023) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) is pleased to inform the community that Veronica Leborgne has been selected as the Director of Lands, effective May 29, 2023. Veronica has worked at the MCK since 2007 in various capacities, from the Accounting Department to Human Resources, and later as the General […]
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Media advisory: Government of Canada to Announce Support for National Indigenous Women’s and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Organization
From: Women and Gender Equality Canada June 2, 2023 – Gatineau, Quebec — Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, along with the Honourable Greg Fergus, Member of Parliament for Hull-Aylmer, and Sophie Chatel, Member of Parliament for Pontiac, for an announcement […]
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Iroquois Caucus meetings taking place in Six Nations
(Kahnawake – 30, Onerahtohkó:wa/May 2023) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke wishes to inform the community that Ohén:ton Ì:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer (attending today’s session only due to other commitments), Kenitsénhaienhs Tonya Perron and Jessica Lazare will be attending this week’s Iroquois Caucus meetings being held in Six Nations today (Tuesday) and Wednesday. Agenda items […]
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Open Letter from Quebec Native Women’s President
May 29, 2023 Last December, on behalf of the First Nations women and girls across Quebec that Quebec Native Women (QNW) represents, I spoke at the National Assembly, when a petition was tabled with 4,000 signatures calling on François Legault’s government to recognize the existence of systemic racism and discrimination in Quebec and to adopt […]
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Kitcisakik Council and Canada commit to reconciliation and sign Framework Agreement to pursue nation-to-nation relationship
From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada May 26, 2023 — Kitcisakik, Quebec — Kitcisakik Anicinapek Council and Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Today, the Kitcisakik Community and Canada are taking an important step in the spirit of reconciliation through the signing of a Framework Agreement to guide the recognition and implementation of the […]
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Janice Beauvais reappointed Commissioner to Interim Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission
(Kahnawake – 25, Onerahtohkó:wa/May 2023) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke wishes to advise the community that Ms. Janice Beauvais has been reappointed as Commissioner to the Interim Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission (KGC). Ms. Beauvais has been reappointed to a two-year term, which will expire on May 23, 2025. Her previous term as commissioner was scheduled to […]
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