MCK mid-term Portfolio Review
Written by Jeremy Zafran on 30 January 2023
The MCK’s Council of Chiefs has completed their mid-term Portfolio Review and have made adjustments to the 2021-2024 term portfolio distribution. As heard today on Tetewathara the Partyline Talkshow on K1037, portfolio reviews are done during each term and today’s announcement was highlighted by the two recently-elected Ratitsénhaienhs who are receiving their first formal assignments. Ratsénhaienhs Iohahi:io Delisle has been assigned as the lead on the Health Portfolio. He has also been selected to work on the Indigenous Rights & Research, Economic Development and Social Supports & Development portfolios. Ratsénhaienhs Stephen McComber, is the lead on the newly-created Sustainable Development portfolio (which includes community development Initiatives, food security/agriculture, and ‘green’ initiatives). He will also be part of the Indigenous Rights & Research, and Public Safety portfolios. Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer on the changes made:
“Some changes that also needed to happen, structurally, so we did make some modifications there, as a matter of fact, we added a new portfolio. I think the process over 3 days of the Council just sitting reviewing what work has been done within the 16 portfolios within the halfway point of the mandate, really, we are 18 months in and just looking at what are the priorities, what has been accomplished thus far, what do people still want to work on in the next little while. There’s been a lot of shift at the MCK, a lot of new faces have come into the organization, a lot have left, so in terms of a re-organization of the way were functioning.”
Ratsénhaienhs Harry Angus Rice is the lead on the Social Supports & Development portfolio (formerly the Social Affairs portfolio). Ietsénhaienhs Jessica Lazare has been added to the Lands & Territories portfolio where she has been assigned to lead the Tioweró:ton file, previously held by departed Ratsénhaienhs Barton Goodleaf. The new assignments were formalized via Mohawk Council Executive Directive at this morning’s Council meeting and was passed by Consensus.
