Rejecting its own committee's findings, the Gwich'in Tribal Council's board wiped out the result of last month's grand chief election and ordered a rerun.
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The Gwich'in Tribal Council board is set to issue a decision over its contested grand chief election result "early next week" as allegations continue to emerge.
The Gwich'in Assembly passed a resolution seeking to halt local GNWT procurement. Meanwhile, an internal split has paused self-government talks for months.
The Gwich'in Development Corporation is growing its own trucking company and exploring the reopening of a gas station as means of helping residents save money.
Years-long internal disagreements between Gwich'in organizations escalated as this week's annual assembly took place and an election result remained unclear.
Ken Kyikavichik launched an appeal against this week's preliminary result of the Gwich'in grand chief election, alleging "false accusations" had been made.
