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Every Peacekeeper in the territory will soon be equipped with body cameras, following a decision made by the police force’s board just before the holidays.  It’s not just cameras that were approved for purchase, but an entire package of new gear aimed at modernizing the way the Kahnawake Peacekeepers police the territory, chief Dwayne Zacharie said.

Following community workshops and governance meetings on a new law-making process proposed by the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK), it is expected to be tabled at the next Council meeting, likely next week if not sooner, according to MCK chief Brant Etienne.

As part of its push to usher in a law-making process for the community, the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK)

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) has announced the creation of an Ethics Commission, envisioned as an impartial body that can navigate disputes arising from the Custom Electoral Code.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) by-election has been nullified after the appeal board issued a bombshell ruling that has plunged Council into deeper chaos and unseated Serge Otsi Simon just weeks after a decisive victory.

File photo Two members of a newly-formed appeal board - enough to form a majority - publicly agreed with a Facebook post criticizing Serge Otsi Simon’s candidacy for the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK)

A community meeting called by the people was held last Thursday night in Kanesatake, in response to the majority of chiefs on Council not attending the previous meeting.

COURTESY GOOGLEMAPS Two nurses were terminated on Tuesday at a Joliette CLSC after Jocelyne Ottawa, who is Atikamekw, alleged that they had mocked and taunted her with racist insults.

(Courtesy Kahente Horn-Miller) On Tuesday, Carleton University announced that Kanien’keha’ka associate professor Kahente Horn-Miller was named the inaugural assistant vice-president of Indigenous Initiatives.