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By Marc Lalonde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Grand Chief Cody Diabo sent official letters to both United States President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week asserting Kahnawake\u2019s independence from both countries. \u201cIt was an idea I got when Trump was elected last November,\u201d Diabo said, and a lack of a good relationship with Canada\u2019s federal government prompted the letter to Trudeau. \u201cWe have no interest in aligning ourselves with a government that has committed genocide upon us throughout history.\u201d He called the community\u2019s relationship with the federal government \u201cnon-existent.\u201d Diabo added that the letter to Trudeau was sent in response to his call for First Nations communities to support the Canadian government\u2019s efforts to lobby against Trump\u2019s economic threats. \u201cWe are… <\/p>\n

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By Marc Lalonde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Grand Chief Cody Diabo sent official letters to both United States President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week asserting Kahnawake\u2019s independence from both countries. \u201cIt was an idea I got when Trump was elected last November,\u201d Diabo said, and a lack of a good relationship with Canada\u2019s federal government prompted the letter to Trudeau. \u201cWe have no interest in aligning ourselves with a government that has committed genocide upon us throughout history.\u201d He called the community\u2019s relationship with the federal government \u201cnon-existent.\u201d Diabo added that the letter to Trudeau was sent in response to his call for First Nations communities to support the Canadian government\u2019s efforts to lobby against Trump\u2019s economic threats. \u201cWe are... <\/p>\n

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