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3TuesdayMay72013Cometoour11thAnnualFiddleCampClassesbeginat9a.m.onTuesdayJuly2andrunto8p.m.eacheveningthroughtotheFridayeveningclosingconcert.Classesareavailableforfirst-timefiddlelevelstoadvancedlevels.KCFASummerCampHayRiverReserveThreemealsandsnacksareincludedwiththeregistrationfee.Forfurtherinformationpleasecontactgerdahazenbergtheedge.caljtd58yahoo.caEarlyRegistrationRateRegularFeeEnjoymusicandartwithpeopleofallagesChieftriesoustingthreecouncillorsatillegalSaltRiverFirstNationmeetingByMEAGANWOHLBERGThreecouncillorsweregiventhebootduringaspecialmeetingoftheSaltRiverFirstNationSRFNMondaynightwhilenoneofthemwerepresent.ChiefFriedaMartselosmovedtokickformeractingchiefConnieBenwellJu-dithGaleandJolineBeaveroffcouncilduringaspecialmeetingatRoaringRapidshallwhichthethreesaywascalledwithoutgivingcouncilorelectorsthere-quired14daysnoticestip-ulatedbythebandsTLEsettlementtrustagreement.Thougharegularcoun-cilmeetingwascalledfor700p.m.Martseloscalledherownanhourearlier.Thedecisiontoremovethecouncillorswasmadewithonlytwocouncillorspresent.Benwellsaidthemeetingwasillegalandthereforecouldnotofficiallyremovethemfromcouncil.Theydiditinanillegalmannertheydidntgivethe14daysnoticeshesaid.PlussheMartselossattherewithoutaquorumofcouncil.Shesaidthatthequorumofmembershipisgoodenoughbutlegallyitsnot.BenwellsaidaspecialmembershipmeetinghasbeencalledforMondayMay13toaddresstheissues.AnopenletterfromaquorumofcouncilwasdistributedtomembersfollowingMondaysmeet-ingcallingoutMartselosforherallegedautocraticbehaviour.ThatletterwascopiedtotheministerofAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentAANDCtoalerthimtothesituation.ChiefMartselosuni-laterallycalledthatmeet-ingshediditallonherowntheletterstates.Shebroughtinpeoplefromdownsouthtoincreasehersupportatthemeeting.Shemayalsohavebreachedourdemocraticlawsbyofferingincentive.Sheadvertisedinalettertothemembershipthattherewouldbethreedoorprizesof200eachsothatmemberswouldat-tend.Weascouncildidnotapprovethisexpenditureorgiveherpreauthoriza-tiontospendanymoney.Itshouldalsobestatedthatthepeoplewhodidattendwereprimarilycomposedofherfamilyandsupport-ers.Weareconcernedthatmuchofthecommunitywasnotgivenduenotice.JustweeksafterMartseloswasre-electedforathirdtimeaschiefofSRFNtheFirstNationgovernmenthaseruptedintoconflictwithseveralcouncillorsdenouncingthechiefsdemeanorasdictatorial.SincethatdayChiefMartseloshasessentiallyactedasifshehasdeclaredwaronthemembersofcouncilandwehavebeeninacompletelyineffec-tivestateofhostilityandturmoiltheletterstates.ChiefFriedaMartseloshascomeintoofficewithanat-titudeofherwayornoway.Shehastargetedparticularcouncillorswhoareguiltyofnothingbutadvocatingforagreateraccountabilityofbandresourcesthroughtheeffectoffinancialandoperationalcontrols.AtthefirstmeetingofchiefandcouncilonApr.3Martselosterminatedallcommitteesofthecouncilandreducedthenumberofcouncilmeetingspermonth.WesubsequentlytriedtodiscusstheissuewithChiefMartselosandques-tionwhyshemightbelievethatallportfoliosarebestmaintainedandoverseenbyonepartynamelyheralonebutshesimplybull-dozedthediscussioninanunjustandundemocraticway.ThisisnothowourancestorsledourFirstNa-tionstheletterstates.Accordingtoherandherinterpretationsofthelegislationsthatgovernchiefandcouncilsheisentitledtodictatetousaswearecollectivegovernedbodygovernedbyher.WhenweprotestedthatcollectivemeansthatitincludesthedulyelectedcouncilChiefMartselosgotangryandstatedthatshewouldcallaspecialmeetingandtakethistothepeople.Shetookourvoicesawaybyshuttingdownthemeetingafteronlyabout10minutes.MotionsmadebyBen-wellcallingforaforensicauditofpreviousSRFNfinancialtransactionsandtohavemeetingminutesprovidedinatimelyman-nerwerealsovoteddown.SincebeingelectedcouncilsaysMartseloshiredanewexecutiveas-sistantandinterimCEOwithoutdiscussingitwiththemasisrequiredbybandlaws.Theletterwhichstatescouncilistiredofthefightingandthestealingtermstheenvironmentatthebandofficeasoutra-geouslyhostile.Whenanymembersofcouncilattendatthead-ministrationofficestheyaremetwithpueriledem-onstrationsofoverthostil-itybythestaffnowhiredbyChiefMartselos.Weareconsideredtheenemybythechiefherexecutiveas-sistantfinanceclerkandeducationcoordinator.Martselosstandingaschiefremainsunofficial.BandmemberHenryBea-verJr.whoranagainstMartselosintherecentby-electionlaunchedanappealoftheelectionre-sultsonApr.5complain-ingtherewereproblemswithmail-inballots.AccordingtoBen-wellnothingofficialhasbeensenttoAANDCyetdeclaringMartselosaschief.ShesaidMartselosisfightingtohavetheap-pealthrownout.Shestryingtopullouteverystop.Shesincon-flictshecantruleonherownappealBenwellsaid.TheappealhasyettobereviewedduetotheChiefMartseloshasessentiallyactedasifshehasdeclaredwaronthemembersofcouncilandwehavebeeninacom-pletelyineffectivestateofhostilityandturmoil...Shehastargetedparticularcouncillorswhoareguiltyofnothingbutadvocatingforagreateraccount-abilityofbandresourcesthroughtheeffectoffinancialandoperationalcontrols.Openletterfromcouncilillnessofamemberofthereviewpanel.Electoralof-ficerLyndaMartinsaidshewouldnotbeabletocommentonthematteruntiltheappealisheard.SRFNadministrationtoldTheJournalMartseloswasoutoftheofficeallweekandunavailabletorespondtotheallegations.SaltRiverFirstNationcouncillorsfromleftJudithGaleConnieBenwellandJolineBeaverweregiventhebootfromcouncillastweekbyrecentlyelectedChiefFriedaMartselos.FilephotoPoliticsFirstNations