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Man taking nation to court again, after election nomination for chief dismissed due to alleged debt 
March 15, 2021
 Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The man who initiated court action against Acho Dene Koe First Nation (ADKFN) in the Northwest Territories because of delayed elections has had his nomination for chief dismissed.
Floyd Bertrand (Submitted photo)
Former chief Floyd Bertrand has now initiated a second court action so he can be included on the April 26 ballot.
Bertrand is being told that a debt owing of $27,551 from 2005 makes him ineligible to run, according to the First Nation’s custom election code.
“Other than a spread sheet and a PDF, we have seen no documents to substantiate this alleged debt. We are therefore, again, having to go to federal court,” said Bertrand’s legal counsel Orlagh O’Kelly of Field Law. ....

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