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Representatives of 2021’s electoral officer, Annie Neashish, visited the community on Sunday to discuss the possibility of taking over administration of the cancelled election, according to multiple sources, following a letter from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) that seemed to endorse the initiative.

Federal Court documents obtained by The Eastern Door have shed more light on the notice of application for judicial review filed against the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the Kahnawake Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) by a community member.

Kanesatake’s general election was cancelled on the eve of election day, with the electoral officer blaming a flawed electoral code for a mountain of irregularities, escalating the community’s governance problems into a full-blown crisis and leaving Kanehsata’kehró:non scrambling to make sense of their new political reality.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has announced it will likely implement tolls on highways running through the territory in response to the federal government’s plans to make cuts to all governmental departments, including Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).

A visit from the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) that is meant to take place in Canada before the end of June next year may be put on hold, as a result of a funding crisis within the UN.

What does prime minister Mark Carney have to say about the Building Canada Act, which equips his government to steamroll opposition to major infrastructure projects?

In a continuation of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)’s efforts in economic development and economic sovereignty, the MCK and Alberta’s Tsuut’ina Nation signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last Saturday, a first step in free trade collaboration between the two communities and, potentially, other communities going forward.

Tomorrow (Saturday) is election day in Kanesatake, with polls for the 2025 Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) general elections open for the last time as the community chooses its next band council leaders.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has been served with a Federal Court filing by a community member, who has submitted a notice of application against the MCK and the Kahnawake Cannabis Control Board (KCCB).

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo was one of multiple attendees to walk out of a meeting with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney last week, in an event that Diabo characterized as more of a PR stunt than a meaningful consultation.