The Chief of the Buffalo Point First Nation on the Manitoba side of Lake ofthe Woods is facing extortion charges.
The RCMP in Sprague say they began their investigation back in July in response to a letter to a federal government official.
Police say the civil servant had some involvement with the Buffalo Point Cottage Owners Association.
The investigation showed the correspondence from Chief John Thunder made an attempt to derail a civil legal proceeding between the first nation and the Cottage Owner's Association.
Thunder was arrested yesterday and will appear in Winnipeg Court on
November 25th to answer to the extortion charge.
