Report on Quebec public inquiry on Indigenous Relations (Viens Commission) available for viewing

10/25/2019

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke (MCK) wishes to advise the community that the Summary Report on the public inquiry commission into the relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Quebec: listening, reconciliation and progress (often referred to as the Viens Commission) can be viewed on the MCK�s website.

It was requested that the document be made available so that Kahnawa�kehr�:non can consult it. According a letter received this week from Inquiry President Jacques Viens, it is hoped that the report�s recommendations �will mark the starting point of a path to reconciliation and towards the improvement of relations between Indigenous peoples and targeted public services.�

�The Commission confirmed that Quebec has quite a way to go to change its culture in terms of how it services the Indigenous population,� said Grand Chief Joseph Tokwiro Norton. �The inquiry resulted in a great many recommendations to help address these issues. It�s a good idea for people to actually read the Summary Report, as it provides a checklist or scorecard to hold the government accountable to take action, and not just make nice statements about reconciliation.�

The Summary Report is 110 pages long. To view, consult the Public Documents page of Kahnawake.com.