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The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne hereby gives notice of Information Meetings for the proposed draft Akwesasne Tekaia’torehtha:ke Kaianerenhsera (Akwesasne Court Law) on the following dates, times and locations:

•District of Kawehno:ke

Saturday, September 13, 2014 from 10:00 am. - 12:00 pm

Tri-District Elders Building

•District of Tsi Snaihne

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Snye Recreation Centre

•District of Kana:takon

Thursday, September 18, 2014 from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Kana:takon Recreation Centre

The Akwesasne Court Law Working Task Group has completed their mandate to develop a comprehensive court law that has been presented to Council for acceptance in principle in accordance with the Law Enactment Procedural Regulation Section 6.0 Phase II Acceptance of Proposed Akwesasne Law In Principle.

The proposed draft was accepted in principle at the July 24, 2014 Special General Meeting.

The Working Task Group for the development of a comprehensive Akwesasne Mohawk Court law has concluded drafting the proposed law.

The proposed draft law will now proceed to Phase III of the Law Enactment Procedural Regulation.

The Akwesasne Justice Department has mailed copies of the proposed Akwesasne Tekaia’torehth|:ke Kaianerenhsera (Akwesasne Court Law) to every household at the end of July 2014. If you have not received a copy in our mailbox you can

request a copy of the draft law to be mailed to you, personally. Contact the Akwesasne Justice Department at 613-575-2250 ext. 2400 with the relevant mailing address so a copy can be delivered to you.

Residents are asked to review the proposed draft law prior to the Information Meetings. These meetings will provide community members the opportunity to ask the Working Task Group questions on the proposed draft law, as well as giving the community the opportunity to provide comments and suggestions.

The sessions will be recorded and the comments will be given to the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne for consideration. The Working Task Group will then incorporate any recommendations by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, with the draft changes being reviewed by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Legal Advisor.

Once complete, the changes will be presented to Council for adoption and/or further revisions.

If the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne accepts the revisions/recommendations, a Mohawk Council Resolution will be presented at a future Special General Meeting to accept the final draft in principle for ratification. Once accepted, Council will set a date for a vote by secret ballot at a Special General Meeting or vote by Referendum.

The dates for ratification vote by either method must be posted at least thirty days in advance. A full text of the proposed final law will be published in the local newspaper and on the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne website.

Residents are asked to review the proposed draft law. Once mailed, copies of the draft document will be available at the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne public buildings:

In Kana:takon:

Admin 1 (Administration Building) Admin 2 (MCA Government Building) Angus Mitchell Memorial Building (Akwesasne Justice Department) Kanonkwatsheriio (Medical and Social Services Building)

In Tsi Snaihne:

Iohahiio (Adult Learning Centre)

In Kawehno:ke:

CIA #3 (Administration Building) Peacetree Mall (Bank of Montreal) For more information please contact the Akwesasne Justice Department at 613-575- 2250 x 2400.