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Six Nations\u2019 own Ava Hill has been named the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient by the Women\u2008Empowerment Awards! Ava is being celebrated for her lifetime dedication to leadership, advocacy and creating opportunities for future generations. From promoting First Nations youth in sports to politics, her career has spanned work with the federal government, the Assembly of First Nations and working for her community. Her dedication to her community included 15 years on Six Nations Elected Council with two terms as Elected Chief from 2013\u20132019, and earned her respect as Six Nations\u2019 hardest working female elected chief!… <\/p>\n

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Six Nations\u2019 own Ava Hill has been named the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient by the Women\u2008Empowerment Awards! Ava is being celebrated for her lifetime dedication to leadership, advocacy and creating opportunities for future generations. From promoting First Nations youth in sports to politics, her career has spanned work with the federal government, the Assembly of First Nations and working for her community. Her dedication to her community included 15 years on Six Nations Elected Council with two terms as Elected Chief from 2013\u20132019, and earned her respect as Six Nations\u2019 hardest working female elected chief!... <\/p>\n

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