The Department of Indian Affairs (Indian Affairs) wants the land and resources that belong to First Nations. To do this, Indian Affairs must buy the complacency of Chief and Councils. So if a Chief and Council are mismanging funds, Indian Affairs will not hold them accountable in order to keep them complacent. Instead, Indian Affairs will appoint a third party management firm to take over the control of finances for the First Nation. This is not right right. If a bank executive mismanaged the funds of a bank, that bank executive would be held accountable and the public would hear about it. Third party management firms have never been scrutinized by anyone. Indian Affairs does not want them under scrutinty because it needs those firms to take the land and resources away from First Nations.
It's time to hold Indian Affairs responsible for their actions! It's time to open up the books of third party management firms to find out exactly what the Department of Indian Affairs is up to. First Nations people have a right to see those financial documents. If your First Nation is in third party management, ask for all documents in their possession and put your request in writing to the third party firm. If the third party firm refuses to provide copies of the books to you, please contact me at desrocherscharlene@hotmail.com and I will ensure that the world knows this information was not disclosed despite your request!!
The public needs to be informed as to how dysfunctional the Department of Indian Affairs really is. The problem is not the people. It's Indian Affairs!
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