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Friday, September 26, 2003

Assembly of First Nations chief Phil Fontaine is being criticized for seeking $1.9 million from the Canadian government to rebuild the organization's office.

Fontaine said the money is needed to hire more staff and renovate the office. He said layoffs in the past have left the office in shambles.

Get the Story:
Grand Chief defends spending (CBC 9/25)
Assembly of First Nations leaders defends request for $1.9 million (CP 9/24)

Relevant Links:
Assembly of First Nations - http://www.afn.ca
AFN In-depth, CBC News - http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/firstnations/afn.html
First Nations Governance Act, CBC - http://www.cbc.ca/news/features/indian_act.html

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