Elected Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill discusses relationships between First Nations and municipalities at ROMA conference

Indigenous leaders were featured on a panel at the Rural Ontario Municipalities Association in Toronto. From left, Melanie Pilon, Shelly Moore-Frappier, Ted Williams, Linda Debassige, Sherri-Lyn Hill and Abram Benedict. (Photo by Sam Laskaris)

By Sam Laskaris Writer Six Nations chief Sherri-Lyn Hill believes some progress is being made. But Hill believes there is still plenty of work required in order to improve First Nations relationships with municipal and provincial government officials. Hill was a panelist at the three-day Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference being held this week at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. The conference began Sunday and wraps up Tuesday. At a Monday session, Hill was one of several chiefs that spoke on various topics, including a plan put out by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). The session was titled Indigenous and Municipal Relationships – Actioning AMO’s Indigenous Relations Action Plan in a Meaningful Way. “I want to be clear that First Nations and municipalities have similar realities,” Hill…

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