Archibald gone, but forensic audit she wanted a priority for AFN – APTN News
Jul 12, 2023
Former national chief RoseAnne Archibald’s political career with the Assembly of First Nations may be over, but the forensic audit of the organization’s finances she championed is very much alive.
“I think it’s important for organizations like the AFN, who have a fiduciary responsibility to First Nations leaders,” said Khelsilem, chairperson with the Squamish Nation Council in B.C.
“This is an organization that was created by and for First Nations leaders. It receives significant amounts of money from governments and charities to manage on behalf of First Nations, and I think it’s important for the organization to demonstrate a high level of trust.”
Khelsilem was speaking in Halifax on Day 2 of the AFN’s annual general assembly in Halifax. Delegates put forward an emergency resolution calling on the organization to set the scope, nature and financial cost of such an audit.
Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Chief Dylan Whiteduck of Quebec said he thinks a forensic audit is important, too, even if it takes time.
