Justice Act Hearing Next Wednesday, October 21, Report Posted

10/15/2009

The Interim Legislative Coordinating Committee would like to remind all Kahnawa�kehr�:non that the hearings for a proposed Kahnaw�:ke justice system will continue next Wednesday, 21 Kent�nha/October, at the Karonhian�hnha School gym from 6 to 9pm.

A report on the 7 Kent�nha/October hearing has been posted on the Community Decision Making Process website (www.kahnawakemakingdecisions.com).

At the conclusion of that hearing, there was no consensus reached regarding the question, �What issues or concerns should the justice system address?� Therefore, discussion will continue. Should this concluded at a sufficiently early time, the third question (�Should judgments, orders and decisions from a Kahnaw�:ke justice system be recognized outside the Territory?�) will be addressed. Please note that the next session will begin at 6pm, a half-hour earlier than the first two.

The Kahnaw�:ke Justice Commission is using the new Community Decision Making Process to ask for a mandate to proceed in the creation of a justice system.