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


May 7, 1994


Enclosed for your information are selected letters sent to Canadian
politicians regarding the continuing Lubicon tragedy.


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Attachment #1:  April 14, 1994, letter from Iwerliewen in Luxembourg
to Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin


Dear Prime Minister Chretien,
Dear Minister Irwin,

The Luxembourg based support group for indigenous people "Iwerliewen
fir bedreete Volleker" (Society for endangered people) has been
following the ongoing tragedy of the Lubicon Indians in Alberta for
several years, during which the previous government did not try to
implement a fair and equitable solution, but undermined the life
basis of the Lubicon Indian Nation and promoted divisions among its
members with the purpose of an eventual extinction of this community.

At the beginning of this year, many people in Luxembourg had the
opportunity to see for two weeks in the hall of the Luxembourg city
theater the exhibition of G‚rard Pleynet on the fading world of the
Lubicon Cree with striking picture about their land invaded by oil
companies and about the people, threatened by social disintegration.

Before the federal elections in October 1993, you made the pledge to
consider seriously the recommendations of the independent Lubicon
Settlement Commission for a solution to the long-standing injustice
to the Lubicon people.  Now that you are in office, we urge you to
take without any delay the necessary steps for the implementation of
the key proposals.  On the international stage, this abject situation
has thrown a bad image on Canada, concerning the respect of human
rights and of indigenous people.  This concern is shared by many
people in Luxembourg, who have expressed their support for the
Lubicon Indians in the enclosed petition.

We have just learned that another attempt to dismember the Lubicon
society by separate agreements with certain families has succeeded. 
We hope that by quick action you will be able to turn off the final
blow to the Lubicons as a society.  The Woodland Band will represent
forever the symbol of an artificial and abominate creation as a
result of government power abuse.

Yours sincerely,
Nick Clesen, Coordinator of the Lubicon exhibition, member of the
Luxembourg Parliament
Andre Rollinger, President, Iwerliewen


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Attachment #2:  April 29, 1994, letter from Alva Cox, Cos Cob,
Connecticut, USA, to Ron Irwin

Dear Minister Irwin:

Your letter of April 20, 1994, in which you indicate that resolution
of the long-standing land claim of the Lubicon Lake Nation is one of
your top priorities, was most encouraging.  It is heartening to know
of your confidence "that a solution acceptable to the Lubicon Lake
First Nation and the people of Canada can be found."

Since I wrote my letter to the Right Honorable Jean Chretien I have
learned of the attempt to create a new band and split one of the
Lubicon elders from his roots.  Edward Laboucan has been one of the
stalwarts in the fight to settle the Lubicon land claim all his life. 
It would be tragic to deny him his birthright after years of effort. 
(Some of the pictures I sent to the Honorable Prime Minister were of
Edward and his family.)  I sincerely hope that you are not a party to
this new effort to split the Lubicon community and that you will not
approve it.

Please don't let the Lubicon Nation down once more.  You are so
right:  "...it is now time to conclude old business and to move on to
other issues of importance".  For the Lubicons this means a
settlement based on justice, a settlement that will enable them to
develop a viable economy and a stable community life once more. 
Fifty five years is much to long to wait!

Sincerely,  Alva Cox, Jr., President, Synesthetics, Inc.


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Attachment #3:  April 27, 1994, letter from Survival International,
London, England, to Prime Minister Chretien


Dear Prime Minister:

Survival International views with grave concern the continuing delay
on the part of the federal government in enacting a fair and just
settlement of the continuing Lubicon tragedy.

It is now six months since your government took office, yet there has
been little meaningful action since then.  This is particularly
disappointing as before the elections your party promised to bring
this 50-year old saga of broken promises and betrayed trust to an
equitable close.  Likewise, in his meeting at Little Buffalo on
February 18th, at which a Survival International representative was
present, Ron Irwin seemed to display a similar intention.

We urge you once again to bring this sad and shabby affair to a swift
and fair close by entering into negotiations immediately with the
Lubicon people based on their settlement proposals.

Yours sincerely,
Stephen Corry, Director General, Survival International