Article: New Metis leadership elected in Saskatchewan.(Brief article)

A new executive for the MEtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) was elected at the end of June.

The MN-S had been embroiled in controversy since its previous election in May 2004. Complaints about irregularities in the way that election was run triggered a provincial review and a finding that the problems with the election were significant enough to cast doubts on the validity of the results. Both the provincial and federal governments responded by refusing to recognize the newly elected MN-S executive and freezing funding to the organization until a new election could be held. That new election was held on June 27.

Robert Doucette has been elected as MN-S ...

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