‘They have run amok,’ ousted national chief says ahead of AFN general assembly
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The Assembly of First Nations is hosting its annual general assembly this week in Halifax on the tail of its national chief being removed. Here's what you should know.
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is hosting its annual general assembly this week in Halifax on the tail of the national chief being removed.
On June 28, a Special Chiefs Assembly was convened to “report on the findings of a human resources investigation” into now-former AFN national chief RoseAnne Archibald.
Archibald was accused of workplace harassment and creating a toxic work environment, which led to an investigation and report.
The report reviewed five complaints against the former chief and found her behaviour to be harassment in more than one instance.
Allegations against Archibald began less than a year after she was elected and simultaneous to her calling for a forensic audit into alleged corruption and “toxicity” in the organization — something she campaigned on.
Temporarily without a national chief, the AFN has appointed Joanna Bernard, New Brunswick regional chief, until an election is held in December.
In a Facebook video posted after her removal, Archibald told people to call their chief and council, ask that she be reinstated and make sure the forensic audit goes ahead.
“I know that this pushback I’m getting is because I have been fighting corruption at the AFN,” she said in a post.
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