First Nation band’s workers viewed as ‘enemies,’ awarded $150,000 by adjudicator
A Saskatchewan First Nations band must pay two former office workers more than $150,000 total for unjustly dismissing them during a period of political infighting among the band’s leadership.
Nicole Sylvestre and Cheryl Benjamin worked for the Buffalo River Dene First Nation band (BRDN) in northwestern Saskatchewan. Sylvestre was hired in 2001 as a finance clerk in the band office, while Benjamin was hired in 2013 as a receptionist in the band office. Both were members of the band.
