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By Patrick Quinn Local Journalism Initiative A conflict among current and former leaders of the Algonquin First Nation of Kitcisakik continues to escalate after the current director general and five former chiefs went public with their concerns on March 26 in Ottawa. \u201cWe are asking for an urgent intervention from the federal minister of Indigenous Services to put an end to this dictatorship,\u201d said councillor Catherine Anichinapeo at a press conference. \u201cI\u2019ve been a witness to this for seven years. I have been subjected to workplace intimidation and misogyny.\u201d The group said they tried unsuccessfully to resolve the dispute internally over the past three years and there had been a public demonstration in March 2023. It\u2019s a delicate situation for the Anishinaabe community of 300 located about 130 km south… <\/p>\n

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By Patrick Quinn Local Journalism Initiative A conflict among current and former leaders of the Algonquin First Nation of Kitcisakik continues to escalate after the current director general and five former chiefs went public with their concerns on March 26 in Ottawa. \u201cWe are asking for an urgent intervention from the federal minister of Indigenous Services to put an end to this dictatorship,\u201d said councillor Catherine Anichinapeo at a press conference. \u201cI\u2019ve been a witness to this for seven years. I have been subjected to workplace intimidation and misogyny.\u201d The group said they tried unsuccessfully to resolve the dispute internally over the past three years and there had been a public demonstration in March 2023. It\u2019s a delicate situation for the Anishinaabe community of 300 located about 130 km south... <\/p>\n

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