The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is celebrating Treaty Days. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

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LLRIB celebrates Treaty Days, voting underway for proposed Election Act changes

Jul 20, 2022 | 4:39 PM

Thousands of Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) members are expected to collect their yearly annuity payment in the coming days.

The LLRIB began hosting Treaty Day events in Stanley Mission on Monday, followed by Grandmother’s Bay and Sucker River on Tuesday. Throughout Wednesday, hundreds of band members have been collecting their payment at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre, which began at 9 a.m. and will continue until 7 p.m.

Treaty Days will continue in Hall Lake on Thursday and Little Red River on Friday. Next week, events will be held in Saskatoon on July 26 and Prince Albert on July 27.

Members of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and other First Nations in Canada are entitled to a $5 treaty payment each year.

The LLRIB is also using Treaty Day to hold a vote on proposed amendments to the LLRIB Election Act. Only 10 per cent of eligible voters need to cast a ballot for the proposed amendments to be accepted or not.

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The proposed amendments include providing electronic voting to any member who wants to vote electronically on and off reserve, the creation of a separate three-member elections appeals committee, allowing candidates to be nominated in person or in advance using a form and the creation of a code of conduct during the elections campaign period.

Information regarding 2022 Treaty Days and Election Act amendments voting. (Submitted image/Lac La Ronge Indian Band)

Another amendment stated candidates cannot have more than $1,000 in debt outstanding to LLRIB entities, businesses or corporations of which the LLRIB is the majority stakeholder. There also must be an existing agreement to repay any debt below $1,000.

More information on the proposed amendments can be found online here.

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com

Twitter: @saskjourno