By Eve Cable Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A two-day meeting of the Iroquois Caucus took place in Ottawa this week, with Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chiefs Tonya Perron and Iohahi:io Delisle bringing topics and concerns relevant to the community to the table. With 21 items in total on the agenda, the meeting was a busy one, with many key points of discussion focusing on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Action Plan, which is Canada’s act for its implementation. “There was a presentation done by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN*), and they raised a number of concerns about the action plan, and I also brought forward to the caucus a letter that we had sent out to minister Lametti about all
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