Monday, December 12, 2011

Attawapiskat update

Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence says the additional housing units are welcome -- but the team Ottawa appointed to review her reserve's finances is definitely not.

Spence says her James Bay community appreciates the federal government's move to buy the reserve seven more modular homes, for a total of 22.

The announcement came yesterday from Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan.

But Spence says Duncan was sadly misinformed when he said she had acknowledged the necessity of allowing Ottawa's third party management team to do its job.

The chief insists that statement was completely false.