‘Enough is enough’: Chief’s uncle takes First Nation to court over lack of financial disclosures
Douglas Quan
Harrison Thunderchild says he really didn’t want to have to take the Thunderchild First Nation, of which he is a member, to court.
After all, his nephew is the band chief. And he has other relatives on the council.
But as questions in the community swirled about the way the First Nation, located about an hour north of Battleford, Sask., was handling its finances, and band leaders allegedly refused to disclose basic financial records, Thunderchild says he was left with no choice.
I do not consider myself an activist. I consider myself a concerned person who has been driven to a point where I can no longer remain silent
Harrison Thunderchild
“Every level of government has that expectation to be transparent and accountable. First Nations should not be any different,” Thunderchild, 63, a retired teacher and counsellor in Saskatoon, told the National Post in an interview.
“I don’t consider myself an activist. I consider myself a concerned person who’s been driven to a point where I can no longer remain silent.”
On Tuesday, lawyers acting on Thunderchild’s behalf filed an application in the Court of Queen’s Bench in Regina demanding the Thunderchild First Nation band and council disclose all of their basic financial records from 2013 through 2016.
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