Kanesatake (gah-neh-sah-TAHG’-ee) Council Chief Victor Bonspille has been elected Grand Chief of the Mohawk community west of Montreal.
The election was held yesterday, more than a month later than planned due to COVID-19.
Bonspille defeated Serge Otsi Simon, who held the office for 10-years, by a vote of 368 to 283.
Fourteen candidates were also running for a position on the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake.
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Amy Beauvais, Jeremy Teiawenniserahte Tomlinson, Denise David, John Canatonquin, Brant Etienne and Valerie Bonspille were elected as the new Chiefs of the Mohawk council.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published on August 1, 2021.
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