History-making minister realizes challenges lie ahead

By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase But Savard-Tremblay, who was appointed as the province’s Minister Responsible for Relations with the First Nations and the Inuit following last month’s Quebec election, is greatly looking forward to his new responsibilities. His duties will obviously impact Kahnawa’kehró:non. “There are some issues but I’m not announcing anything for Kahnawake yet because I think it’s important for me to talk to Grand Chief (Cody) Diabo before,” Savard-Tremblay said in a phone interview with Iorì:wase on October 30. “All the things he would want to tell me or and many things I want to tell him, I hope we won’t do it by the media or any way before we have our first meeting, which we hope to have soon.” Following last week’s First…

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