Indigenous Liaison Officer, Hamilton Police Services
Distinguished Fellow - Honorary Diploma
Stacey Hill is a Mohawk College graduate and is the first Indigenous liaison officer for Hamilton Police Services. Her liaison role, which she assumed in late 2022, is meant to build stronger relationships between police and Indigenous communities. She has worked for HPS for more than 25 years serving as a patrol officer in the east end and now works closely with Hamilton’s newly formed Indigenous Consultation Circle to assist Indigenous people in navigating contacts with police.
Stacey has led training at HPS for all officers and civilians to teach them about Indigenous people and their histories, including colonization, systemic racism, the Sixties Scoop and residential schools.
She is dedicated to community advocacy and helped to form the original Hamilton Aboriginal Advisory Board. She has served as a liaison between HPS and First Nations members during the dispute over the construction of the Red Hill Valley Parkway, served on a committee dedicated to race relations and missing Aboriginal women, and was a mentor at the Niwasa Head Start Daycare. As a teen, she was Miss New Credit, an ambassador role for Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
This fall, Stacey will be honoured with a Mohawk College Alumni of Distinction award in the Community Service category for her work and commitment to her community.