Kahnawake council issues another notice telling non-natives to move out

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake has sent out another notice telling residents who are illegally living there thatit's time to leave.

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The notice refers to alaw established in 1981 which states that any Mohawk resident who marries or lives with a non-native must move away from Kahnawake.

"It was felt to remind people that if they are here illegally, they shouldn't be. They should vacate the territory," said Joe Delaronde, a spokesperson for the council.

"Hopefully this will be something along the lines of peer pressure to say, 'look ,come on now, there's a law, follow it.'"

Lawsuit pending, human rights complaint filed

Seven mixed-race couplesare taking the band council to court over the law.

Barry and Sandy Stacey, who movedfrom Kahnawake when they married,are participating in the lawsuit.

"It's not right, I feel, because we're all human beings. I married my wife not because of her colour or her race, but because she's a lovely person. She loves me for who I am and I love her for who she is," said Barry Stacey.

The case is not expected to be settled until 2017.

Some couples also filed ahuman rights complaint against the reserve in June.