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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.

It’s been 18 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), a pivotal document that recognizes Indigenous Peoples as distinct and self-determining, affirming the collective and individual rights of Onkwehón:we everywhere.

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.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo said that in the days following the Liberal Party of Canada winning a minority government mandate - electing, at the time of writing, 168 members of Parliament (MPs) - he is being cautious about prime minister Mark Carney and the return of the Liberals to office.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo said he’s concerned about a plan to build two residential towers in Chateauguay along Industrial Boulevard, speaking with the mayor of the city Éric Allard last week to denounce the project.