Grand Chief to Speak at Ottawa Hearing

04/09/2008

Grand Chief Michael Ahr�hrhon Delisle, Jr. is scheduled to be in Ottawa on Monday, 14 Oneraht�kha/April to speak at the Parliamentary Standing Committee Hearings on Bill C-30.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke is opposed to the legislation, which is being proposed as a new process to settle Native land claims.

�We are fundamentally against a law that will limit the way we will be able to resolve our issues,� said Chief Delisle. �This is another fine example of the Canadian government creating legislation with little or no consultation with the people that will be most affected.�

Additionally, chiefs from the Iroquois Caucus are also expected to speak to the issue on the same day.