Six Nations Elected Council going behind closed doors “to better serve” Six Nations

Elected Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill is the first Six Nations Elected Council Chief to close politicial liaison meetings to the public.

By Lynda Powless Editor Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) is going behind closed doors. SNEC announced in a press release Friday, April 19th, that it  is now closing its doors to its Political Liaison meetings. The current move is the first time in over three decades of Turtle Island News covering SNEC that the band council has completely closed its political liaison meeting to the public. The statement says the closure or “in camera” meetings  are part of a move to “streamline” its meetings. In the past SNEC Political Liaison meetings were open with closed sessions following the open meeting. Community members will no longer be able to sit in the audience at the meetings or watch on line. That leaves only two of council’s meetings open to the public,…

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