Yukon First Nations have yet to disclose chiefs' salaries

None of the Yukon First Nations, affected by the federal Transparency Act, appear to have met yesterday's deadline for posting financial information.

Under the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, First Nations leaders had 120 days after the first quarter — by end of day Tuesday — to make public their audited financial statements for the last fiscal year, including the salaries and expenses of their chiefs and councillors.

Most Yukon First Nations are exempt because the rules don't apply to First Nations with self-government agreements passed by Parliament.

But the Ross River Dena Council, the Liard First Nation and White River First Nations do not have self-government agreements under land claims. Because of that, they're subject to the new federal rules.

Angela Demit is the acting chief of the White River First Nation. She says she hasn't heard about the rules and will wait to see paperwork from Aboriginal Affairs.

Demit won't say how much she makes, but says it's far less than most elected officials in Yukon.

"With our First Nation being a non-self governing First Nation, to me, we're not paid up to par, compared to other self-governing First Nations. I would say White River First Nation Chief and Council has lower wages," she says. 

The chiefs of the Liard First Nation and the Ross River Dena Council could not be reached for comment.