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JUNE 13, 2000

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Baker said a gaming audit of the Acadia First Nation in Nova Scotia returned both positive and negative findings. The report was conducted after band members complained of mismanaged finances.

The Acadia had been accused of spending $640,248 in 1999 on salaries for Chief Deborah Robinson and staff.

The report showed that money was being used to pay for housing repairs and maintenance, support for off-reserve members, and general economic development but that there needed to be more accountability for where the money is going.

An earlier audit of the Eskasoni First Nation showed 60 percent of profits from 1999 to 2000 were used to pay wages for council members and for payments on Chief Allison Bernard's car.

Baker said he wants an audit of all 10 Mi'kmaq nations who have gaming compacts with the province. Three do not.

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