A worldwide pandemic, unruly council and arson hit Elected Chief Mark Hill’s first year in office
January 13, 2021
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By Lynda Powless Editor A community divided, underfunded programs coupled with environmental and land issues, a struggling business economy and you have Six Nations, Canada’s most populated First Nations community.. Major issues for any political leader but add a worldwide pandemic and you have entered the first year of office for Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill, the community’s youngest elected chief at 29. Turtle Island News spoke with Elected Chief Hill in an exclusive interview looking back at his first year in office. “It’s been a crazy, crazy 2020 but I remain optimistic and hopeful for 2021,” he said. One can’t help but feel for the Elected Chief, any veteran politician would be relieved the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t happen on his watch. But for Mark Hill it was a…
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Former Ontario premier Mike Harris, shown in February 2006, has been nominated for the Order of Ontario, the province s highest honour. ((Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press))
Six Nations of the Grand River s elected council is joining calls for the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario to rescind the appointment of former Premier Mike Harris to the province s highest honour.
It s a move in solidarity with other First Nations expressing outrage at his appointment to the Order of Ontario. A media release from Six Nations points to the death of Anthony Dudley George at Ipperwash in 1995 and the role Harris played.