Seigneury Negotiations Today, Quebec Negotiator to Attend

06/11/2008

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke announced that there will be a Seigneury of Sault St. Louis negotiation session today between Kahnaw�:ke and the Federal negotiating team.

Recently-appointed Quebec Seigneury Negotiator John Parisella is expected to attend to introduce himself to the teams. At this point, the negotiations remain between Kahnaw�:ke and Canada, who have been negotiating the 300-year-old grievance since 2005.

�It�s taken twenty years to get everyone to the table,� said Grand Chief Michael Delisle Jr., referring to the 1988 launch of the �modern� movement to resolve the grievance. �While we have made progress over the past few weeks, we�d like to remind the community that we have a long way to go. We must stay focused � and we must remain positive.�