The Grand Chief's comments are correct though. It is very difficult to do business in remote communities. If you are hiring locals, you often have to put up with their scamming, gouging, and shoddy work. If you mobilize contractors from larger centres, the costs mount up quickly too. It's also difficult to get outsiders to go there because of threats they will get from the local contractors.
I have no doubt that there is corruption on all levels involved here.
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