The grand chief of the Manitoba Southern Chiefs Organization has been suspended from her $85,000 a year job. Margaret Swan earlier pleaded guilty to stealing band funds while she was head of the Lake Manitoba First Nation.
Organization spokesman Chris Henderson says Swan is on a paid leave of absence. After deliberating all day, a five-member executive council decided to remove Swan from the daily running of the organization until a full summit of 34 chiefs can decide her fate.
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