Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Community Notice

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is conducting a Department of Justice Call-out for one community representative from the District of Kana:takon interested in becoming a member of the Akwesasne Appeal Tribunal.

To qualify for appointment for the position, a person must:

a) be a Member;

b) have attained the age of twenty-five (25) years of age;

c) have been resident in the Territory of a First Nation for at least ten (10) years and  within the past fifteen (15) years;

d) have knowledge of Mohawk culture and traditions;

e) have adequate  education and relevant work or life experience, and possess an interest in the settling of disputes;

f)  not be an elected member of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne or the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council;

g)  not also hold the position of Akwesasne Mohawk Court Justice;  

h)  never have been convicted of an offence under the Akwesasne Banishment Law, the Akwesasne Drug Law, an indictable offence in Canada or a felony in the United States;

i)  not have been convicted of an offence under Akwesasne Law or a summary conviction offence in Canada, or a misdemeanor in the United States in the past 5 years;

j)  produce to the Akwesasne Justice Department Director, a valid certificate of Canadian Police Information Centre clearance from a conviction database query prior to the appointment; and

k) never have been removed from the Appeal Tribunal.

Anyone interested in becoming a member must participate in orientation and on-going legal training related to their responsibilities, delivered by an accredited legal profession approved by the Court Administrator.

Initial term of appointment is three (3) years.

If interested please contact the Director of Justice, Joyce King at 613-575-2250 ext. 2404 no later than September 23rd, 2013.