LUBICON SITUATION REPORT, DEC 3, 1989



One month ago Chief Bernard Ominayak of the Lubicon Lake Cree
Indian Nation informed Prime Minister Mulroney that as of
December 1, 1989, the Federally-owned crown corporation Petro-
Canada has to obtain operating permits and leases from the
Lubicon people as well as make arrangements for the payment of
royalties for the resources extracted from Lubicon land.
Failure to meet those conditions would make producing oilwells
subject to removal as unauthorized developments on unceded
Lubicon territory.

As of today none of the oilwells that are owned or partly owned
by Petro Canada are extracting Lubicon resources out of unceded
Lubicon lands. The wells have been shut down by Petro Canada
and Norcen to "protect the environment, property, and life"
saving the Lubicon people the hard task of shutting down those
wells themselves.

A special detachment of 15 RCMP has been brought into the area
to monitor the Lubicons 24 hours a day. Calling on Chief
Ominayak the RCMP claimed to be in the area to protect the
environment, property, and life. The Chief stated that they
were about 10 years late and it soon became apparent that it
was the oil companies' property, not the Lubicon land and
culture, that they had come to protect.

In the meantime meetings between the Province and the Federal
Government have taken place and will resume next week to come
to a possible solution of the Lubicons' 50 year old land claim.
The Premier of Alberta in a press conference  said recently:   
" I certainly agreed with the Chief's view that that offer
seems deficient in the area providing economic stability for
the future.  In other words, while it does provide
infrastructure for a community, it does seem to be deficient in
terms of allowing that community to grow and prosper ..." 

Now is the time to put pressure on the Federal Government of
Canada to finally, after so many decades, settle the LUBICON
land claim in a decent and honourable manner. Letters to the
Prime Minister with copies to the Opposition and the Lubicons
are effective! 

Be a part of the solution of this Canadian mockery of justice!



Mailing addresses of Federal Politicians & Others


Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
Government of Canada
Ottawa, CANADA K1A 0H4


The Hon. John Turner
Leader of the Official Opposition
House of Commons
Ottawa, ONT  K1A 0H4


The Hon. Audrey McLaughlin
Leader of the New Democratic Party
House of Commons
Ottawa, ONT  K1A 0H4


Ms. E. Blondin
Liberal Indian Affairs Critic
House of Commons
Ottawa, ONT  K1A 0H4


Mr. Robert Skelly
NDP Indian Affairs Critic
House of Commons
Ottawa, ONT  K1A 0H4


You Local Member of Parliament
House of Commons
Ottawa, ONT  K1A 0H4

NO POSTAGE NECESSARY FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE IF MAILED IN
CANADA!!!

Also send copies to:

Mr. Georges Erasmus
President, Assembly of First Nations
47 Clarence Street, Suite 300
Ottawa, ONT  K1N 9K1


The Lubicon Lake Nation
3536 - 106 Street
Edmonton, AB  T6J 1A4


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