The summer doldrums may have hit but economic issues don’t take a backseat and who is actually running some businesses at not just Six Nations but in other First Nations community’s surfaces when the sun shines and people are out of doors. Six Nations prides itself on non-interference in people’s private property, but issues are surfacing as warehouses suddenly start appearing across the community. The growth of an underground economy controlled by non-Six Nations band members attracted to the community’s license free and tax-free status is giving birth to an increase in illegal activities by non- Six Nations band members using the community’s unique status for their own gain. They are renting property, putting up warehouses and launching businesses, from tobacco to now cannabis. Neighbours complain to band council when…
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