Democracy is messy: Treaty 1 AGM
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By Trevor Greyeyes
Democracy is messy.
That is not a flaw — it is the price of legitimacy.
The Treaty One Annual Report 2024–2025 is titled From Vision to Reality: Building Nationhood. If Treaty One is serious about building nationhood, then it must also be serious about scrutiny, criticism, and uncomfortable questions.
Treaty One has published an annual report and held a public meeting in Winnipeg to release it. The report is available online.
The question is whether that, on its own, is enough.
CPIT meeting outlines restructuring push, audited results, and business risks as Peguis looks to rebuild economic footing
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By James Wastasecoot
Peguis First Nation faces major hurdles in charting a course for its economic development and prosperity aspirations. The meeting convened by the Chief Peguis Investment Trust (CPIT) at the Peguis Community Hall on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, gave an update to Peguis band members.
The community update featured presentations and discussion on how Peguis’ business holdings are structured, what recent audits show about performance, and what work remains to protect revenues and jobs while dealing with long-running governance and financial complications.
Peguis First Nation files lawsuit against former chief Glenn Hudson, alleges misuse of funds and conflict-of-interest dealings
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Winnipeg Dec. 20, 2025 - Peguis First Nation is suing former chief Glenn Hudson.
Peguis First Nation has filed a statement of claim in the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench alleging former chief Glenn Hudson breached fiduciary duties and trust obligations, and seeking damages and other remedies tied to how the Nation says funds and assets were handled during his time in office.
In the claim, Peguis alleges Hudson’s conduct caused financial losses and harmed the Nation’s governance and reputation. The filing asks the court for declarations and compensation, including an accounting and tracing of any profits or benefits Peguis says were received as a result of the alleged breaches. The claim also seeks aggravated and punitive damages, plus interest and costs.
The allegations have not been proven in court. Hudson has not filed a statement of defence in the materials provided with the filing.
Claims of improper payments and expenses
Among the key allegations, Peguis claims cash and gas payments were provided to members in ways that the Nation says violated its financial rules and policies. The statement of claim alleges these payments were used, at least in part, to gain support for Hudson and his slate during elections, and that they were not properly approved or disclosed.
The claim also alleges Nation credit cards were used to pay for personal expenses and that invoices were intentionally kept from council or from the Nation’s finance department, including allegations that some expenses were disguised as “personal expenses” under financial codes.
Peguis, Fisher River and Kinonjeoshtegon First Nations move to coordinate anti-drug strategy
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By James Wastasecoot
Peguis, Fisher River and Kinonjeoshtegon First Nations are preparing a joint strategy to confront the drug trade that community members say is destroying families, harming youth and driving violence in their communities.
Three communities to coordinate…
About 100 Peguis band members attended the first in a series of community meetings at the Peguis Community Hall on December 8, 2025. They heard candid and often emotional testimony from people from both Peguis and Fisher River about addiction, family breakdown and the struggle to heal.
One Fisher River member urged parents and grandparents to act, even when it involves their own loved ones.
“I was called a snitch,” he said. “I got no help from the RCMP or the chief and council, I did what had to be done and I’m not going to stop.”
A young man from Peguis spoke openly about overcoming his own drug use after spending four days alone at a remote camp. He said the time on the land, cutting wood and doing chores, helped him come to terms with his life and commit to change. He suggested others could benefit from a similar experience focused on self-sufficiency and reflection.
“My thought was to take them out to the camp out there… you have a fire out there, you have a kitchen out there, leave them out there,” he said. “Whoever wants to go, whoever wants to participate in that, whoever really wants to help. You know, I wanted to help out anybody who wants to do that.”
Peguis and the Real Story Behind Cows and Plows
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By Trevor Greyeyes
Many Peguis members are talking about Cows and Plows again, especially as Sagkeeng prepares to ratify its Treaty Land Entitlement agreement and payments begin moving to families there.
That agreement has led to a new wave of assumptions in Peguis. I have seen the posts on social media personally.
Some people believe Sagkeeng’s payment is part of the Cows and Plows process and that Peguis should be expecting something similar. It is not. Sagkeeng is completing its TLE. Peguis completed its own TLE years ago. The two have nothing to do with agricultural benefits.
Cows and Plows is its own separate claim.
It deals with the agricultural support promised in the numbered treaties that Canada did not deliver. These are the cattle, equipment and farming resources that were supposed to help Treaty nations begin a farm economy. They never came. That is why some First Nations have filed claims to settle the breach.
Initially, Indian Services Canada claimed that no such clause existed in Treaty One to allow a filing of this claim. That position has been challenged.
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