Justice Survey Deadline Tomorrow

09/03/2009

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke is reminding community members that the deadline to submit surveys to the Kahnaw�:ke Justice Commission is tomorrow (Friday), 4 Seskehk�:wa/September at 4pm at the Court of Kahnaw�:ke.

The survey is being conducted to gauge the community�s thoughts on the issue of a proposed Kahnaw�:ke Justice Act and whether or not they would support such a piece of legislation.

It takes between fifteen to thirty minutes to fill out the survey. It can be accessed through the kahnawake.com website (See: Kahnaw�:ke Justice Video and Survey on main page). However, the survey cannot be filled in on-line; it must be completed by hand.

�While preliminary results have been overwhelmingly supportive, we cannot be satisfied until we reach an acceptable number of community members,� said Justice Portfolio Chief Mike Bush. �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 on, and defend, our jurisdiction.�

The Justice Commission will be asking for a mandate to proceed with a Justice Act at the historic first-ever hearing scheduled for Wednesday, 30 Seskehk�:wa/September.