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SIX NATONS OF THE GRAND RIVER-\u00a0 A man responsible for the triple homicide of three Six Nations people, including a pregnant woman, has died in prison but will not be buried at Six Nations. . Nicholas Shipman,\u00a0 involved in a gruesome homicide in 2018. died in Millhaven Institution\u2019s Regional Treatment Centre, near Bath. Shipman, 43, died on Oct. 2 at the facility His death sparked controversy on Facebook when a community member asked if he should be buried at Six Nations. One of the victim\u2019s families approached Six Nations Elected Council\u00a0\u00a0 (SNEC) chief Sherri-Lyn Hill telling her that plans were being made for Shipman to be buried at the Stump Hall cemetery on First Line Road. Elected Chief Hill told SNEC, in an emergency session, Oct., 8, 2025, that she… <\/p>\n

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SIX NATONS OF THE GRAND RIVER-\u00a0 A man responsible for the triple homicide of three Six Nations people, including a pregnant woman, has died in prison but will not be buried at Six Nations. . Nicholas Shipman,\u00a0 involved in a gruesome homicide in 2018. died in Millhaven Institution\u2019s Regional Treatment Centre, near Bath. Shipman, 43, died on Oct. 2 at the facility His death sparked controversy on Facebook when a community member asked if he should be buried at Six Nations. One of the victim\u2019s families approached Six Nations Elected Council\u00a0\u00a0 (SNEC) chief Sherri-Lyn Hill telling her that plans were being made for Shipman to be buried at the Stump Hall cemetery on First Line Road. Elected Chief Hill told SNEC, in an emergency session, Oct., 8, 2025, that she... <\/p>\n

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