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A confidential settlement has been reached between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the former head of Mohawk Online, whose allegations of wrongful dismissal and defamation jolted the 2024 MCK elections.

Attending his hearing without a lawyer on Friday, Timmy Etienne, one of 13 defendants facing charges under the federal Fisheries Act for work carried out on the shoreline of the Lake of Two Mountains, entered a plea of not guilty.

Following last week’s Federal Court decision, which granted injunctive relief by designating the outgoing Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs as a caretaker council with a limited administrative mandate, the “quorum of five” returned to the office without incident on Monday.

While Kahnawake’s legal counsel believes the worst outcome was averted for First Nations across the country, the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling against the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake has nevertheless left that community, already strapped for cash, forced to consider its options for a debt of $2 million and counting.

Charges have been laid against some of the individuals accused of illegal dumping and other unsanctioned work on the shores of the Lake of Two Mountains, The Eastern Door has learned.

The Federal Court has granted a motion for injunctive relief designating the incumbent Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs as a caretaker Council with a limited, administrative mandate.

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.

A new Montreal metro station will bear the name of Mary Two-Axe Earley, a legendary women’s rights activist from Kahnawake.

The former Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) land manager, who has positioned herself as the candidate of ethics and transparency in the stalled MCK elections, has come under fire after an anonymous letter detailed allegations that she abused her office for personal gain.

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.