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Squamish Nation accused of not following through on reforms

Left: Squamish Nation Chief Ian Campbell. Right: Squamish Nation member and curent electoral officer Khelsilem Photo: File
Leadership says reform commission didn’t stick to its mandate
by Jennifer Thuncher, Squamish Chief, October 19, 2017
A prominent Squamish Nation member is speaking out about what he sees as political interference in the band’s current election reform process.
In 2015, an independent electoral commission was set up to revise the 1981 Squamish Indian Band Election Regulations. Read the rest of this entry
Keeseekoose First Nation elders spark RCMP investigation into band council

Flag of the Keeseekoose First Nation in Saskatchewan.
APTN National News, September 19, 2017
The RCMP has confirmed to APTN National News that it has launched an investigation on Keeseekoose First Nation in Saskatchewan after two elders came forward providing a stack of financial documents. Read the rest of this entry
Onion Lake First Nation appeals ruling ordering it to publish financial records

Onion Lake First Nation chief Wallace Fox. Photo: Global News.
APTN National News, July 5, 2017
The Onion Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan is appealing a June court ruling ordering it to release financial information to its band members.
The case was brought by Charmaine Stick, who partnered with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in 2016 to force the band to comply with the First Nations Financial Transparency Act – a law passed by the Stephen Harper Conservatives requiring First Nations to publish salaries and expenses online. Read the rest of this entry
Protester shut down Carcross Tagish First Nation offices
‘They’re deciding our future and we don’t have a say’ says Stanley Jim
CBC News, Feb 23, 2015
A member of the Carcross Tagish First Nation shut down a council meeting over the weekend and prevented Chief Dan Cresswell and council from entering their offices Monday, protesting his government’s lack of consultation with its members.
“Right now, all I see is they’re deciding our future and we don’t have a say,” says Stanley Jim while sitting in front of the main administrative building where he built a wooden door jamb to bar the entrance. Read the rest of this entry
AFN to elect new leader amid questions about organization’s relevance

Ghislain Picard, Perry Bellegarde and Leon Jourdaine are vying for the job of national chief at the Assembly of First Nations. Voting takes place in Winnipeg on Dec. 10. (Chris Wattie/Reuters, Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press, Facebook)
3 candidates vying to replace Shawn Atleo as Assembly of First Nations’ national chief
By Chinta Puxley, The Canadian Press/CBC News, Dec 8, 2014
Outside Winnipeg’s convention centre, a sacred fire is burning.
Inside the building, chiefs from across the country are meeting to elect a new national leader for the Assembly of First Nations amid questions on whether the organization is still a relevant voice for aboriginal people.
As the assembly prepares for some soul-searching over the next three days, many say it will take a monumental shift to regain the support of the next generation. Read the rest of this entry