Lubicon Lake Indian Nation Little Buffalo Lake, AB 403-629-3945 FAX: 403-629-3939 Mailing address: 3536 - 106 Street Edmonton, AB T6J 1A4 403-436-5652 FAX: 403-437-07197 November 10, 1990 Contrary to an agreement with Daishowa and despite clear notice that the Lubicon people would physically oppose logging operations on unceded Lubicon land at least prior to a settlement of Lubicon land rights and negotiation of an agreement respecting Lubicon environmental and wildlife management concerns, by the end of October two Daishowa related logging companies (Buchanan Lumber and Brewster Construction) were obviously preparing to commence logging operations on unceded Lubicon land. Typically Brewster and Daishowa were publicly denying what they were demonstrably doing. Buchanan was refusing to discuss what it was demonstrably doing. And Alberta Provincial Forestry Minister LeRoy Fjordbotten was making goofy claims about the Provincial Government's supposed "right" to sell other peoples' resources. Faced with what can only be considered continuing deceit, duplicity, extortion, fraud and theft by the Alberta Provincial Government and provincially licensed forestry operations, on November 8th the Lubicon people issued a statement formally putting resource exploitation companies on notice that any resource exploitation projects operating on unceded Lubicon territory without Lubicon authorization will be "SUBJECT TO REMOVAL AT ANY TIME WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE". The Lubicon statement also indicated that "no further public statements are planned regarding possible removal of unauthorized projects". Taken at face value the Lubicon statement represents yet another effort by the Lubicon people to assert legitimate Lubicon jurisdiction over unceded Lubicon territory and thus protect themselves and their traditional lands from final destruction by Canadian Government and allied resource exploitation companies. On another level, the statement indicates that the Lubicon people have learned from their own experiences and from the recent experiences of other aboriginal societies in Canada the futility of a direct confrontation with the amassed power of Canadian Government and dozens of huge development companies -- many of which have more resources at their disposal than many nation states -- and have consequently adjusted their self defence tactics accordingly. Enclosed for your information is a copy of the Lubicon statement and related media coverage. ***************************************************************************** 10 Attachments to November 10, 1990, Lubicon Up-Date Mail-Out (only those not previously posted are included; those previously posted are noted and dated) * * * * * Attachment #1: November 08, 1990 Lubicon Lake Indian Nation Press Statement by Chief Bernard Ominayak After years of unsuccessfully trying to protect Lubicon land rights through the Canadian Courts and around the negotiating table -- during which time unauthorized resource exploitation activity in our unceded traditional territory has continued at an ever accelerating rate doing great and growing damage to our traditional society and way of life -- the Lubicon people have regretfully concluded that we have no choice but to once again enforce our legitimate jurisdiction over our unceded traditional territory and to defend ourselves and our lands as best we can. Effective immediately anyone wishing to exploit natural resources in unceded Lubicon territory will require operating permits, licenses and leases from the Lubicon people. Approval of such operating permits, licences and leases will be subject to the payment of past and future royalties and to compliance with Lubicon environmental protection and wildlife management laws. Failure to obtain such operating permits, licences and leases will make unauthorized projects SUBJECT TO REMOVAL AT ANY TIME WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE. No further public statements are planned regarding possible removal of unauthorized projects and no further notice will be given. The Lubicon people call upon decent people everywhere to support our efforts to defend ourselves and our lands. ***************************************************************************** Attachment #2: Transcript of ITV News Broadcast (10:00 P.M.) -- previously posted ***************************************************************************** Attachment #3: Transcript of CBC TV News Broadcast (11:00 P.M.) -- previously posted ***************************************************************************** Attachment #4: November 09, 1990, Edmonton Journal, "Loggers subject to removal" -- previously posted ***************************************************************************** Attachment #5: November 09, 1990, Edmonton Sun, "Lubicons Warn oil firms" -- previously posted ***************************************************************************** Attachment #6: November 09, 1990, WINDSPEAKER LUBICONS TO BLOCK PROPOSED LOGGING by Amy Santoro Windspeaker Staff Writer Peace River, Alta. The Lubicon Lake band will stop a High Prairie lumber company from building an access road to timber-cutting areas, says the Lubicon chief. "We're not going to stand by and watch them. We're not going to allow any more logging," said Bernard Ominayak. Buchanan Lumber is preparing a logging road which the Lubicons claim infringes on their traditional hunting and trapping area. But Peter Kinnear, executive assistant to Forestry Minister LeRoy Fjordbotten, said Buchanan has timber rights in the area and is operating under those rights. Kinnear said the Lubicons are "claiming rights to a very large area and the land Buchanan is working with is not part of their claim." He said if the band interferes with "a legal logging operation, it'll be up to the RCMP to deal with them." Dana Andreassen, spokesperson for Attorney General Ken Rostad, said the Lubicons will "be dealt with accordingly if they commit an illegal act." Lubicon advisor Fred Lennarson said the 500-member band "aims to get them out. "While the Lubicons have been trying for years to resolve this jurisdictional dispute, the other side is on the ground destroying their traditional land. "They won't allow this to continue." Neither Lennarson nor Ominayak would reveal specifics of the plan. Gordon Buchanan, spokesman for Buchanan Lumber, could not be reached for comment. The Lubicons are claiming a 10,000 sq.-km area around Little Buffalo, 360 km northwest of Edmonton, as their traditional hunting and trapping land. ***************************************************************************** Attachment #7: Transcript of CBC Radio News Broadcast (6:30 A.M.), Friday, November 9, 1990 -- previously posted ***************************************************************************** Attachment #8: Transcript of CFRN Radio News Broadcast (7:00 A.M.), Friday, November 09, 1990 -- previously posted ***************************************************************************** Attachment #9: Transcript of CBC News "The Native Perspective" (7:30 A.M.), Friday, November 9, 1990 -- previously posted ***************************************************************************** Attachment #10: Transcript of CBC News "The Native Perspective" (8:30 A.M.), Friday, November 9, 1990 -- previously posted