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The suspension of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) elections was easily one of the biggest local stories of the year, but there was plenty more taking place in Kanesatake/Kanehsatake in 2025.

Election year in Kanesatake

An attempt to use the courts to thwart Saturday’s ratification vote for four community laws failed, but with only six percent of eligible voters casting a ballot, the vote was nevertheless nullified.

Following the final information session about four proposed community laws, which would be the first ever passed under the new Kanesatake Law-Making Process (KLMP), the community is asked to go online or to the polls to vote on their ratification.

The officer tasked with managing the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) election has decided to cancel plans to offer voters an online voting option, citing changes in the landscape and the need to shore up faith in the election.

Kanesatake currently has one law on the books: the law to make laws. Now the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) is following through on its vow to put a slate of Kanesatake laws to a ratification vote before the end of the term, even if the timing of the vote - just two weeks before the general election - is sure to raise some eyebrows.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) is steadfast in its summer election plans, even as calls grow louder for a June election date to be respected.

After pushback from the community on the recently passed Kanesatake Law-Making Process (KLMP), Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs Brant Etienne and Serge Otsi Simon hosted a community meeting online and on Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio (RKR)

The Office of the Kahnawake Kanien’kehá:ka Registry (OKKR) has launched an education and outreach campaign with the goal of making sure the community is aware of the process regarding complaints regarding residency and eviction.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) majority has called a community meeting to be held online tonight (Friday) and broadcast live on Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio (RKR)