The chief of Manitoba's most populous First Nation says his band is exploring legal options after its real estate trust sold most of a former golf course near Winnipeg to a property developer who used to advise the band and the trust.

Peguis First Nation Chief Stan Bird said he's seeking accountability after the 2021 purchase of the former Meadows golf course in East St. Paul and the 2024 sale of most of that land to a numbered company controlled by developer Andrew Marquess.

"We are currently reviewing our legal options around this sale," Bird said in a Nov. 22 video address on Facebook .

Marquess received at least $4.4 million between 2021 and 2023 for consulting work he conducted for Peguis and its real estate trust, according to documents obtained by CBC News and a list of paym

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