CALL OUT FOR AKWESASNE JUSTICE TRAINING

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is seeking interested community members to submit applications to attend training to be a Ratiianerenhserakweniénhstha (Justice) for the Akwesasne Court.

The Akwesasne Court hears cases on all Akwesasne Community Laws and By-laws. Ratiianerenhserakweniénhstha (Justice) will prepare for trials, make and write decisions for cases heard by the court. Ratiianerenhserakweniénhstha (Justice) will conduct themselves in accordance with the Code of Judicial Conduct in Court and in the community.

To qualify for an appointment as a Ratiianerenhserakweniénhstha (Justice), a candidate must:

1. be enrolled as a member of a First Nation or of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy;
2. be twenty-five (25) years of age or older;
3. have good character, credibility and reputation in their community;
4. have an adequate combination of education, work and life experience and possess an interest in the settling of disputes;
5. have successfully completed a training course approved by the Akwesasne Review Commission;
6. have knowledge of Mohawk culture and traditions;
7. not be an elected member of any political body within the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) or Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council (SRMT) or a representative under the Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs (MNCC);
8. not be an employee of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne;
9. not be a member of any board, commission or tribunal in Akwesasne Lands;
10. not have ever been convicted of:
    1. an offense under the Akwesasne Banishment Law, the Akwesasne Drug Law, an Akwesasne Law related to the environment;
    2. of an indictable offense in Canada, except for those indictable offenses pertaining to preservation of community or native rights; or
    3. a felony in the United States, except for those felonies pertaining to preservation of community or native rights;
11. never have been removed from the position of Ratiianerenhserakweniénhstha (Justice) or Teshatiia’toréhtha (Appeal Justice); and
12. be considered “in good standing” with the Akwesasne Good Standing Policy.

Closing Date: Friday, October 9, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. 

Submissions and questions can be directed to: 
Micaelee Horn, Administrator
Akwesasne Court | Akwesasne Justice Department
Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
101 Tewesateni Road, Kawehno:ke
Akwesasne, ON K6H 0G5
Phone: 613-575-2250 ext. 1025
Email: micaelee.horn@akwesasne.ca