Next Membership Law Hearing tomorrow

06/13/2016

The Kahnaw�:ke Legislative Coordinating Commission (KLCC) would like to advise the community that the next meeting on proposed amendments to the Kahnaw�:ke Membership Law will take place tomorrow (Tuesday, 14 Ohiar�:ha/June 2016).

The first item on the agenda will be the continuation of the Definition of �Kanien�keh�:ka Great Grand Parent� � specifically the definition of the word Sha�teienekwenhsi:hen, a term which roughly translated means �a person who comes from two cultures in approximately equal measures.� While preliminary consensus was reached to use the term, certain details (such as the use of �47% blood quantum� in the definition) will need to be discussed before the issue can be declared concluded.

Other agenda items include Section 15 (Application Process/Approved Kahnaw�:ke Residents); Section 16 (Entitlements of the Kanien�keh�:ka of Kahnaw�:ke); Section 17 (Privileges of Approved Kahnaw�:ke Residents); Section 18 (Responsibilities of the Kanien�keh�:ka of Kahnaw�:ke) and any relevant or affected Definitions.

The meeting will be held from 6pm to 8:30pm at the Golden Age Club and will be the 14th in this First Hearing phase of the Community Decision Making Process. The law is available for viewing at www.kahnawakemakingdecisions.com . Please note that this will be the final Kahnaw�:ke Membership Law Hearing before the summer break.