Proposed Justice Act Deadlines Approach

07/21/2009

The Kahnaw�:ke Justice Commission and the Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke announced today that they have set the date of Wednesday, 30 Seskehk�:wa/September to officially seek the community mandate to proceed with a Kahnaw�:ke Justice Act.

Because of this, there will be a renewed effort to inform the community about the work that has been done to assess the need to proceed with this potentially historic piece of legislation. More important, Kahnawa�kehr�:non are being asked to answer a brief survey regarding their thoughts on the issue.

�Community consultation has been ongoing since early this year,� said Justice Portfolio Chief Mike Bush. �While the preliminary results have been overwhelmingly supportive, we cannot be satisfied until we reach an acceptable number of community members.�

Among the activities planned are rebroadcasts of the presentation given by Director of Justice Ron Skye, which will be available on Paul�s Cable and www.kahnawake.com. The deadline to submit surveys is Friday, 4 Seskehk�:wa/September. This will allow final compilation of the results and preparation for the request for a community mandate.

�As recent events have shown, we need to build better foundations for our own laws � and a Kahnaw�:ke Justice Act would give us that and allow us a stronger base to build and defend our jurisdiction,� concluded Chief Bush.