Sahtu Guardians program likely to move forward amid NGN fraud case

By Claire McFarlane, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio The Sahtú Renewable Resources Board says a program funded by the First Nations National Guardians Network is likely to move forward this spring, despite uncertainty over a final payment owed. Late last month, the First Nations National Guardians Network – or NGN – launched a civil lawsuit against one of its employees with the goal of recouping more than $6 million the organization said she had fraudulently diverted. NGN had been administering funds from the federal Department of Environment and Climate Change for Guardians programs across Canada. In a statement of claim filed by NGN, the organization said the alleged fraud left it without the money required to pay basic operating costs. The Sahtú Renewable Resources Board has received funding from…

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