Council of Chiefs Meets Mendicino In Town
Written by Jeremy Zafran on 22 February 2023
The Council of Chiefs met with Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino this afternoon where they discussed matters related to the federal government’s Bill C-21-gun control legislation. The meeting was requested to bring forward Kahnawà:ke’s concerns regarding the potential to restrict or ban certain guns that have long been used for hunting purposes by Kahnawa’kehró:non and other Indigenous hunters. The meeting was held in Kahnawà:ke.
