Update to Peguis First Nation community members Aug 7, 2024 by Chief Stan Bird
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Welcome. Today is Wednesday, August 7. The purpose of this video is to provide an update to membership. There were four items that I will be discussing, and I will try to be brief and to the point on each of these items.
• The first item is our insurance.
• Second item is the BFI update.
• The third is the election appeal, and the
• fourth is our update on our project management that we've been working on.
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Election appeal heard in court, decision to be rendered “soon”
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By Trevor Greyeyes
In the one day trial on July 11, 2024 at 363 Broadway Ave in Winnipeg, the morning had Glenn Hudson’s legal representative offer up why the last Peguis First Nation election (April 6, 2021) should be thrown out.
If you follow Jason Harvey, Hudson’s lawyer, the key issue to overturning the election was the interference with the electoral officer executing his duties, citing the First Nations Election Act.
Harvey in the leadup to that statement, cited the band meeting March 20, 2023 where Hudson tried to introduce the qualified annual audit report which contained a line that said the debt was written down to $25 million. That meeting was adjourned after council members present at the meeting voted to adjourn, preventing Hudson from presenting the audit. He claimed that if people knew that there would have been more votes cast for Hudson.
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Skate board event at Multiplex shows interest is high
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Terra Indigena staff
Peguis Recreation held a skateboard park event at the Multiplex on Sunday July 7 which shows that interest in skateboarding is high among the youth of Peguis. Skateboard ramps, equipment tables and helmets sprouted up in a few minutes and the event was on. Youth contests were held. Everyone went home with prizes and memories of a funfilled day. No bruises or injuries were reported.
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SCO Unveils Transformative Report on First Nations Health Care
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The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) has released a groundbreaking report outlining the path to self-determination and sovereignty in health care delivery for First Nations. Titled “Decolonization: Recognizing First Nations Sovereignty,” the report is a direct response to Canada’s call for engagement on the co-development of distinctions-based Indigenous health legislation aimed at addressing health inequities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations.
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