By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has sent an open letter to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, casting Parliament\u2019s push to amend the Indian Act\u2019s registration rules as a violation of Canada\u2019s human rights obligations. \u201cNowhere else in the world does another government dictate who the citizens are of another people, so that\u2019s why we felt it important to send it directly to the United Nations at this point because they need to start holding Canada to task,\u201d said MCK grand chief Cody Diabo. If passed, Bill S-2 could enable thousands of people to regain status that was lost. Changes proposed by the bill include the elimination of the second-generation cut-off, which is when… <\/p>\n
By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has sent an open letter to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, casting Parliament\u2019s push to amend the Indian Act\u2019s registration rules as a violation of Canada\u2019s human rights obligations. \u201cNowhere else in the world does another government dictate who the citizens are of another people, so that\u2019s why we felt it important to send it directly to the United Nations at this point because they need to start holding Canada to task,\u201d said MCK grand chief Cody Diabo. If passed, Bill S-2 could enable thousands of people to regain status that was lost. Changes proposed by the bill include the elimination of the second-generation cut-off, which is when... <\/p>\n