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The Federal Court will soon issue a judgment on an injunctive relief motion after a hearing was held Tuesday to consider the status of the incumbent Council following the surprise cancellation of the August 1 election, which plunged the community into an ongoing governance crisis.

What was a huge event at John Abbott College, involving two Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) council chiefs, several federal ministers and members of parliament (MP) including Indigenous Services minister Mandy Gull-Masty, a lot of media coverage, and dozens of students, started off with a simple letter sent to Gull-Masty by the CEGEP’s Indigenous Students Club.

Juno-award-winning musician, storyteller, author, and visual artist Tom Tehohàhake Wilson walked into Rideau Hall to receive the Order of Canada, carrying more than his own story. He carried the weight of his ancestors, the pride of his community, and his struggles and triumphs throughout his journey.

A case management judge has been assigned to oversee the federal court case that sprung from the unprecedented cancellation of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) elections earlier this summer, the latest update in an ongoing saga that has been marred by uncertainty.

The law firm Dionne Schulze has filed a notice of application seeking clarity from the Federal Court on urgent issues stemming from the abrupt cancellation of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) elections.

It was the boys’ lacrosse teams’ turn to show what they had to offer this week at the Canada Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

While a contingent of community members advanced their efforts this week to attempt to contract a new electoral officer and resume elections, a quorum of incumbent Council chiefs met a deadline set by Indigenous Services Canada to formally assert an extension of their term with a band council resolution (BCR).

The Canada Games are in full swing in St. John’s. Newfoundland, with women’s box lacrosse being one of the marquee sports of the first week of the games.

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.

Garden River First Nation’s Ted Nolan will be receiving the Order of Sport from the Canada Sports Hall of Fame on October 29 in Gatineau, Quebec, where he will be inducted in the Builder category.