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What is the CDMRP

What is the Community Decision Making and Review Process (CDMRP)?

Feedback and/or suggestions on proposed revisions to the Community Decision Making and Review Process (CDMRP) are underway. A substantial majority of participants have indicated they feel the CDMRP is too lengthy. In response to this, the KLC is proposing several changes to improve efficiency. They include:
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Background information on the CDMRP can be found below:

In 1995, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke delegated the Kahnawà:ke Justice Commission (KJC) to develop laws for the community. Although this was needed, it was also problematic due to the composition of the KJC, which was comprised of Court personnel, Justices of the Peace, Peacekeepers and Community Services. These individuals were developing community legislation (or laws), and they also had the responsibility to enforce and interpret these laws. This was interpreted as a conflict.

Additionally, considerable criticism from the community in how decision-making occurs resulted in the Mohawk Council of Kahnà:wake (MCK) mandating the Office of the Council of Chiefs (OCC) to develop a community decision-making model that could address the community’s wish for more direct involvement.

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to view the Kahnawà:ke Legislative Commission mandate.

Along with the passage of MCED No. 61/2006-2007, the Council Table also directed the LCC to conduct community information (or “mock”) sessions as an education process targeted a the larger community as a final step in the implementation of the Community Decision-Making Model.

This resulted in the hosting of three (3) community mock sessions whose purpose was to inform and educate the community on the model, as well as to obtain feedback on what values and principles would be used as a basis for the development of laws in Kahnawà:ke.

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