Members of the Wolf Lake First Nation are planning a protest this afternoon after making some very serious charges against the Band's administrators.
The band is located in Quebec, about an hour's drive northeast of North Bay.
Elder Robert Young, in an emailed statement, says administrators refuse to account for over $6.6m in funding over the last five years or reveal details about a secret $8m loan made without community approval or consultation.
Young says the protest is being held at The Algonquin Canoe Company, Long Sault Island, in Thorne, Ontario across from the Rayonier/Tembec paper mill in Temiscaming. A person at the site told BayToday that it's the first she's heard of it.
Wolf Lake First Nation is one of 10 communities representing the Algonquin Nation and consists of 232 registered members lead by Chief Lisa Robinson and Councilors Sonia Young and Gerald Robinson.
Its traditional territory includes the upper Kipawa and Dumoine River drainages, extending southward to the Ottawa River.
The release, signed by Elders Raymond Bobby Young and James Grandlouis, also demands the resignation of the Band's administrators.
BayToday tried to contact Band Chief Robinson for comment received no response..
