Nishnawbe Aski Nation grand chief suspended, conduct being investigated
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The grand chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) has been suspended with pay after an internal investigation was launched into allegations of code of conduct violations.
The grand chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) has been suspended with pay after an internal investigation was launched into allegations of code of conduct violations.
"The executive council (Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum and Deputy Grand Chief Victor Linklater) confirm today that an internal investigation has been directed due to alleged violations by Grand Chief Derek Fox of the NAN Executive Council Code of Conduct," the NAN executive council said in a statement Monday.
"In the interim, immediate steps have been implemented to ensure that an orderly transition of all matters under the purview of the Office of the Grand Chief will be handled by senior management and that this important work will continue unabated."
Fox, a lawyer from Bearskin Lake First Nation, was elected in 2021 after serving two terms as deputy grand chief.
He is suspended pending the outcome of the investigation and/or direction by the chiefs.
"To protect the integrity of the investigation, no further comment will be made at this time," the executive council said.
NAN represents 49 First Nations in northern Ontario with about 45,000 members.
