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:  403-437-0719



January 11, 1992


The January 07, 1992, arraignment of eight Lubicons charged with the raid
on the Buchanan lumber camp has now been put over to February 3rd, due to
failure on the part of the court to provide a promised Cree interpreter.

Attached for your information is a related newspaper article. 



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THE EDMONTON JOURNAL, Saturday, January 11, 1992


       REQUEST FOR CREE INTERPRETER DELAYS SETTING ARSON TRIAL DATE

Journal Staff
Peace River

Setting of trial dates for eight accused in a 1990 arson case has been put
over to Feb. 3 in Peace River provincial court.

The eight, all members of the Lubicon Indian Band, along with five others,
are charged with arson that destroyed $25,000 worth of equipment in
November 1990 at a Buchanan Lumber logging camp near High Prairie, 270 km
northwest of Edmonton.  The logging company is under contract to the
Daishowa pulp mill in Peace River.

A trial date was to be set in Court of Queen's Bench Tuesday for the eight
but that was postponed when defence counsel asked the court to provide a
Cree interpreter.

Proceedings have been delayed by numerous legal challenges at the
preliminary hearings, held last December.