Land of promise – CBC

Sep. 23, 2024

This former chief negotiated a land claims deal for his people. Then he profited off it for 30 years

In early April, 10 people from the Piapot First Nation showed up at the Arm River Hutterite colony just north of Regina, demanding a meeting with the colony’s farm manager, Paul Hofer.

Hofer says the group was led by Roland Crowe — a thin, feisty 81-year-old man with a shock of white hair and an air of authority.

“If you look somebody in the eyes, you know exactly what he’s up to,” said Hofer. “He was up to no good.”

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