Nominations for Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) Grand Chief and Council Chief were collected by Electoral Officer Angus L. Montour at the Kahnawà:ke Services Complex on Saturday, May 25th, 2024, between 10am and 12 noon.
The Unofficial Nomination List was distributed shortly after 12pm by the Electoral Officer. Four (4) community members were nominated for the single position of Grand Chief, and Twenty (20) community members were nominated for the eleven (11) positions open for Council Chief. All persons on the Unofficial Nominees List will be vetted through a vigorous background check conducted by the Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Peacekeepers, the Court of Kahnawà:ke and the Office of the Kahnawà:ke Kanien’kehà:ka Registry.
The deadline to accept or decline a nomination is Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 12 noon for nominees who haven’t already done so.
It must be noted that this list is UNOFFICIAL until all Nominees have either accepted or declined their nominations and have been deemed by the Electoral Officer to have met the eligibility criteria as per the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke Election Law. The Official Nomination List will be released within seven (7) days of nomination day.
The following is the UNOFFICIAL list of the nominees for the 2024 MCK Elections:
NOMINEES FOR THE POSITION OF GRAND CHIEF:
NAME: | NOMINATED BY: | SECONDED BY: | |
1 | DEER Gina | Molly D’Ailleboust | Lori Beauchamp |
2 | DIABO Cody | Warren White | Virginia Standup |
3 | RICE Paul | Thawonnontie Thomas | Frankie McComber |
4 | SKY-DEER Kahsennenhawe | Joann Patton | Annette Jacobs |
NOMINEES FOR THE POSITION OF COUNCIL CHIEF:
NAME: | NOMINATED BY: | SECONDED BY: | |
1 | BOYER Arnold | Lyndsey Leborgne | Ann-Marie Phillips |
2 | DELISLE Iohahi:io | Louis Delisle | Lee Jacobs |
3 | DIABO Carla | Vicki Diabo | Shyann White |
4 | DIABO Cody | Nathan White | Kyle Jacobs |
5 | DIABO David A | Tara Jacobs | Darlene Alfred |
6 | DIABO Jeffery | Michael Thomas | Terry Canadian |
7 | JACOBS Marnie | Timmy J. Montour | Melanie Morrison |
8 | JOHNSON Jeremiah | Towanna Miller-Johnson | David Lahache |
9 | KENNEDY Robert Bobby Jr | Wally Montour | Bobby Kennedy Sr. |
10 | LAHACHE – MCCOMBER Nihawennah | Rosemary Lahache | Kahsennaronnion Montour |
11 | MAYO Joshua | Jessica Randilee Diabo | Kelly Lee Mayo |
12 | MCCOMBER Myles | Tyson Phillips | Blue Sky |
13 | MCCOMBER Stephen Angus | Wayne Michael Rice | Alex McComber |
14 | MONTOUR Ross | Dale Diome-Dell | Trina Diabo |
15 | MONTOUR Ryan Keith | John Martin Montour | John Ernest McComber |
16 | MORRISON Melanie | Blue Sky | Gina Deer |
17 | PERRON Tonya | Carlene Leclaire | Angie Lawrence |
18 | RICE Paul | Frankie McComber | Thawonnontie Thomas |
19 | SKY Blue | Tara Deer | Timmy J. Montour |
20 | STACEY Wahsontiio | Troy Nolan | Arohwiio Abraira |