Five Candidates Vying for MCK Grand Chief
Written by Paul Graif on 2 June 2021
The deadline (Tuesday June 1 at 12 pm) has come and gone for candidates to accept or decline their nominations for the upcoming Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) elections. K1037 News has confirmed that there are five candidates for the position of Grand Chief for the July 3rd election. They are: Kahsennenhawe Sky Deer, Frankie “Fafa” McComber, Gina Deer, Sterling Deer and Keith Myiow. Tonya Perron said that she has decided to withdraw her name from the nomination for Grand Chief. She will instead run for a second consecutive term as elected council official. “After many discussions with my family, friends and colleagues I have decided to withdraw my name as a candidate for the position of Grand Chief,” Perron told K1037 News. “Although I believe that I possess many of the qualities of a Grand Chief and have aspirations of one day being in that position, I do also believe that more political experience would provide me with what I need to truly embrace the position and represent the community in the way that it deserves to be represented. I received a tremendous amount of support these last few days and would like to thank everyone for that.”
The official nominees list will be released on Friday according to Electoral Officer Angus Montour.
There will be at least four new faces on the next council, as Deer, McComber and Sky-Deer are all vacating their seats to run for Grand Chief. Clinton Phillips decided to retire at the end of this term.
