Iroquois Caucus to meet in Kahnawake next week, agenda announced

01/30/2014

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke (MCK) wishes to inform Kahnawa�kehr�:non that the Iroquois Caucus will meet in Kahnaw�:ke next Wednesday and Thursday, 5-6 Enn�ska/February, 2014.

Agenda items include the First Nations Education Act; tobacco; health issues; and a proposed free trade agreement between the Caucus communities.

�Of course, it�s going to be a full agenda,� said Chief Martin Leborgne, who is chairing the meetings. �We need to get some results in our battles against the First Nations Education Act, the on-going cuts in health care funding, plus upcoming Federal legislation on tobacco. We all face these issues, and it�s better that we face them together.�

The meetings will be held at Maddie�s Place restaurant from 9am to 4pm both days. Community members are welcome to attend as observers.

The Iroquois Caucus consists of elected Councils from Kahnaw�:ke, Akwesasne, Kanesatake, Tyendinaga, Wahta, Six Nations and the Oneida of the Thames.