OTTAWA – There are three different degrees of government intervention for First Nations having trouble running their communities. In total, 144 bands are under some kind of control, with 65 communities being lightly “recipient-managed” and 67 being more strictly “co-managed.”
There are 12 bands who have handed all control of their finances to a third party:
– Tobique, New Brunswick
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– Algonquins of Barriere Lake, Quebec
– Attawapiskat First Nation, Ontario
– Washagamis Bay Band, Ontario
– Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, Manitoba
– Little Saskatchewan First Nation, Manitoba
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– Lake St. Martin First Nation, Manitoba
– Wasagamack First Nation, Manitoba
– Moosomin, Saskatchewan
– Lubicon Lake Band, Alberta
– Kehewin, Alberta
– Nee-Tahi-Buhn, British Columbia
Source: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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