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By Eve Cable, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will see nearly $200,000 flow into the community over the next two years, in an agreement that could serve as a model for other First Nations across Turtle Island. \u201cA non-Native parole officer has no idea what it\u2019s like to be a Mohawk, to be Kahnawa\u2019kehr\u00f3:non,\u201d said Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Ryan Montour, who is the lead portfolio chief on community safety. \u201cThey have no idea, they don\u2019t know the cultural aspect to it, they just have no idea what it means.\u201d Montour said that Kahnawake has been developing a program focused on social reintegration for offenders since… <\/p>\n

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By Eve Cable, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will see nearly $200,000 flow into the community over the next two years, in an agreement that could serve as a model for other First Nations across Turtle Island. \u201cA non-Native parole officer has no idea what it\u2019s like to be a Mohawk, to be Kahnawa\u2019kehr\u00f3:non,\u201d said Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Ryan Montour, who is the lead portfolio chief on community safety. \u201cThey have no idea, they don\u2019t know the cultural aspect to it, they just have no idea what it means.\u201d Montour said that Kahnawake has been developing a program focused on social reintegration for offenders since... <\/p>\n

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