By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWOnewswatch.com FORT FRANCES \u2014 Fort Frances\u2019s mayor says the town is creating a policy to put in writing, and help guide, the town\u2019s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation. The municipality\u2019s Indigenous relations advisory committee has released an initial version and is taking input, Mayor Andrew Hallikas said. \u201cIn particular, we want input from the First Nations that surround us and, even to be more specific, we want input from the Agency One bands,\u201d he said, referring to four First Nations very close to Fort Frances \u2014 Couchiching, Mitaanjigamiing, Naicatchewenin and Nigigoonsiminikaaning. \u201cWe’ve reached out to them and the four chiefs have graciously committed to meeting with us to give us input on this policy because we want to get it right.\u201d That meeting… <\/p>\n
By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWOnewswatch.com FORT FRANCES \u2014 Fort Frances\u2019s mayor says the town is creating a policy to put in writing, and help guide, the town\u2019s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation. The municipality\u2019s Indigenous relations advisory committee has released an initial version and is taking input, Mayor Andrew Hallikas said. \u201cIn particular, we want input from the First Nations that surround us and, even to be more specific, we want input from the Agency One bands,\u201d he said, referring to four First Nations very close to Fort Frances \u2014 Couchiching, Mitaanjigamiing, Naicatchewenin and Nigigoonsiminikaaning. \u201cWe’ve reached out to them and the four chiefs have graciously committed to meeting with us to give us input on this policy because we want to get it right.\u201d That meeting... <\/p>\n