Regular complaints"I get complaints regularly," said Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, the band council member responsible for band membership. "[They] say, 'You're Mohawk council. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake has resumed handing out eviction letters to non-natives living in the community on Montreal's South Shore, asking them to obey the controversial law that bans mixed-marriage couples from staying on the territory. Lawsuit pendingSeveral of the couples targeted by the eviction letters in the past have launched legal action against the band council, claiming the membership policy infringes on their human rights. Twenty letters signed by Grand Chief Joe Norton were sent out starting in mid-June, prompted by complaints the band council said it received from some community members.
Source: CBC News June 29, 2016 18:11 UTC