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Preventing gendered harm and addressing human trafficking was top of mind for attendees at the National Family and Survivor’s Circle inaugural Responsible Resource Leadership Forum, where Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Melanie Morrison was in attendance representing Kahnawake.

Indigenous, federal, and provincial leaders came together last week for a meeting to discuss the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People (MMIWG2S+), discussing strategies to help address the National Action Plan laid out in 2021.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo wanted to bring the community’s grievances directly to prime minister Mark Carney this week at the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) special chiefs assembly in Ottawa, but these hopes were dashed.

The Liberal government’s budget narrowly passed Monday after a confidence vote in the House of Commons, ending speculation about the budget’s fate and the possibility of a holiday election.

When staffers at Canada’s Department of Finance sit down to hammer out a new federal budget, they’re working in the billions of dollars. 

Despite cuts to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) being less than expected in the federal government’s proposed 2025 budget, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo is still concerned that services community members deserve will continue to be underfunded.

The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations said she would share concerns raised by attendees at this week’s Iroquois Caucus with her parliamentary peers, part of an effort to hear more about the issues affecting communities directly.

Contrary to what had been announced following the departure of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) from Kahnawake in March, there will be no ISC regional office in Montreal after all - which means the already less than ideal situation for those looking to renew status cards in person will not be getting better anytime soon.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo said he feels hopeful about the future relationship between the community and Rebecca Alty, the federal minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, after a successful introductory meeting this week.

The grand chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, Norman A. Wapachee, was ecstatic on election night as his predecessor, Mandy Gull-Masty, inched past the competition and won a seat in Parliament representing the riding of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou.