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According to a press release on Monday, December 15th, Walter Mineault was reinstated as MNBC president, in a move the board says it made after \u201cmuch consideration and clarification of the MNBC constitution.\u201d The statement reads the board will now \u201cwork together with president Mineault to strengthen the Nation.\u201d Mineault was suspended earlier this year following allegations of \u201cbehaviour inconsistent with the organization\u2019s policies,\u201d but MNBC declined to provide further details. In the interim, Melanie Allard was named president. Several M\u00e9tis groups showed solidarity with Mineault, including the Fort St. John M\u00e9tis Society and Chetwynd\u2019s Moccasin Flats M\u00e9tis Society. 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