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Federal budget allows band to tax Six Nations cannabis meeting told
May 13, 2021
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SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND-Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill told a controversial cannabis meeting in April, 2021 while Six Nations fights internally the federal government is looking to take over control of cannabis in First Nation communities.
He made the comment in referencing the federal budget announcement allowing an option for tax arrangements between the Crown and Indigenous governments.
The 2021 federal budget announced the government’s intention to work with interested Indigenous governments and organizations to negotiate agreements that would enable those interested Indigenous governments to implement a fuel, alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis sales tax within their territories or settlement lands.
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…