Harley Frank
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Harley Frank is a member of the Kainai Nation
in southern Alberta
, Canada
.
Frank has held a number of notable positions within the Kainai Nation's administration, including being elected Chief, in 1992.
Although he was elected other members of the band council worked to get him removed from office.
The legal battle was heard in Canada's federal court, in Frank v. Bottle.
The court ruled in Frank's favor. But he decided to step aside.
The publication Wind Speaker noted:
, that had been grown on his Reserve, in a native owned truck, to a buyer in the nearby Blackfoot Reservation in Montana
.
Frank was charged with exporting grain without a valid export license.
Frank was convicted, and received an absolute discharge, on September 15, 1999.
Garry Brietkreuz, a Canadian Member of Parliament
, contrasting Frank's discharge with the sentences other farmer's received, noted:
Frank appeared before the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples on October 27, 2005.
Kainai Nation
The Kainai Nation is a First Nation in southern Alberta, Canada with a population of 7,437 members in 2005, and had a population of 9,035 members as of 9 February 2008...
in southern Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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Frank has held a number of notable positions within the Kainai Nation's administration, including being elected Chief, in 1992.
Frank v. Bottle
Frank was elected Chief of the Kainai Nation in 1992.Although he was elected other members of the band council worked to get him removed from office.
The legal battle was heard in Canada's federal court, in Frank v. Bottle.
The court ruled in Frank's favor. But he decided to step aside.
The publication Wind Speaker noted:
September 15 1999 conviction
On September 26, 1996 Frank shipped half a truckload of BarleyBarley
Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...
, that had been grown on his Reserve, in a native owned truck, to a buyer in the nearby Blackfoot Reservation in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
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Frank was charged with exporting grain without a valid export license.
Frank was convicted, and received an absolute discharge, on September 15, 1999.
Garry Brietkreuz, a Canadian Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, contrasting Frank's discharge with the sentences other farmer's received, noted:
Frank's 2005 run for Chief
Frank ran for Chief again, in 2005. Frank was not elected Chief, but as one of the runners-up with the most votes, he won a seat on the Band Council.Frank appeared before the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples on October 27, 2005.