By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Eddy Tallman didn’t have to have the judge’s decision in his hand yesterday before he started campaigning for chief of the Whitefish Lake First Nation (WLFN). “It’s a long time coming,” said Tallman, who began legal action following the April 12, 2022, band election when his name was not included as a candidate for chief. On Oct. 24, 2023, federal court Justice Ann Marie McDonald granted Tallman the “opportunity to be considered in the election for Chief.” She ordered that the band hold an election for the position of chief in the next 45 to 60 days. Tallman was disqualified from running in 2022 because the housing director would not issue him a letter of residency. According to the band’s customary election regulations,…
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