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By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 The deputy grand chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation who was recently cleared of misconduct allegations says they centred around him questioning how the organization conducts business. Bobby Narcisse was cleared of misconduct by an independent investigation, the final report of which was presented in closed session on Aug. 13 to NAN\u2019s chiefs-in-assembly at the 2025 Keewaywin Conference. The territorial organization first received the investigator\u2019s report in June, at which point all restrictions on Narcisse and his performing of his official duties were lifted. \u201cThey centred around governance issues across Nishnawbe Aski Nation, how we run the corporation,\u201d Narcisse told Dougall Media in an interview on Tuesday, adding that the conduct violations he was accused, and subsequently cleared of, \u201ccentred… <\/p>\n

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By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 The deputy grand chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation who was recently cleared of misconduct allegations says they centred around him questioning how the organization conducts business. Bobby Narcisse was cleared of misconduct by an independent investigation, the final report of which was presented in closed session on Aug. 13 to NAN\u2019s chiefs-in-assembly at the 2025 Keewaywin Conference. The territorial organization first received the investigator\u2019s report in June, at which point all restrictions on Narcisse and his performing of his official duties were lifted. \u201cThey centred around governance issues across Nishnawbe Aski Nation, how we run the corporation,\u201d Narcisse told Dougall Media in an interview on Tuesday, adding that the conduct violations he was accused, and subsequently cleared of, \u201ccentred... <\/p>\n

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