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PoliticsFirstNations3TuesdayDecember32013WANTAGOODSETOFWINTERTIRESTIRENORTHLTD.917MacKenzieHwySS22HayRiverNTX0E0R8Callusat867874-2686Weareyourwintertiresolution.NOKIANMAKESSOMEOFTHEMOSTHIGHLYRATEDTIRESONTHEPLANETESPECIALLYFORICEANDSNOW.UnlikeotherbrandsNokiantiresworkjustaswellinwinterconditionsastheydointhesummer.NOKIANSTOPSELLINGWINTERTIREISTHEWRG2SafetythroughgoodgriponwetsnowyanddryroadsStablehandlingqualitiesevenathighspeedPurifiedoilseliminatecarcinogensthatharmtheenvironmentLowrollingresistancesavesfuelEfficientlypreventsslushandaquaplaningFirstNationdividedasRCMPprovincethreatenremovalContinuedfrompage1.ThegovernmentoftheLubiconLakeNationisen-forcingtheselawsastheywouldanyotherandexpecttheRCMPtojointhemtodothesamestatedapressreleasefromtheLubicon.PennWesthasbeenrepeat-edlyinformedbythenationthatnoforeigngovernmentincludinganyCanadianen-dorsedillegalIndianActformedgovernmentwillrepresenttheLubiconLakeNationwithregardstotheirlands.OminayaksaidtheLubi-conNationhasnevercededitslandsnorsignedatreatywiththeCrownandthere-foreremainssoletitleholdertoitslandandresources.Gladuesaidthecommu-nityisconcernedabouttheimpactsoffrackingonitswater.ThePennWestsitesitsneartwobodiesofwaterHaigLakeandSawnLakewhicharethecommunitysmainsourceofsh.RCMPgovernmentthreatenordertovacateMembersofthePeaceRiverRCMPdetachmentvis-itedtheblockadesitethreetimeslastWednesdayoncewithRichardGoyfromAl-bertaEnvironmentandSus-tainableResourceDevelop-mentESRDwhosaidtheprovincewouldbedeliveringanordertoremoveprotest-ersfromtheroadunderthePublicLandsAct.ThelasttimeoccurredintheeveningwhenGla-duesaidofcersshowedupwantingtoseeiftheblock-aderswerehappy.ThreeRCMPvehiclesre-turnedtothesiteonThurs-dayafternoontakingpho-tosofprotestersandtheirlicenseplatenumbersbe-foreleaving.AsofFridayafternoonpoliceorgovernmentof-cialshadyettoreturntoofclaimonthelanddisputeputtingitcurrentlybeforethecourts.TheletteralsoreferredtotheLubiconsCharterThefederally-recognizedchiefandcouncilestablishedinFebruary2013arereject-ingtheactsofwhattheysayisadissidentgroupofLu-biconmembersthatarenotsupportedbythedemocrati-callyelectedgovernment.Astheelectedgoverningchiefandcouncilrecog-nizedassuchbythepro-vincialandfederalgovern-mentswedonotagreewithorcondonetheseactionsChiefBillyJoeLaboucansaidinapressreleaseonWednesday.WehavebeenworkingwithPennWestExplora-tiononanongoingbasisasthelegitimaterepre-sentativesoftheLubiconpeopleanddontwantthisjeopardized.LaboucansaidOminayakwasinvitedtoruninalegitimateelectionbutde-clined.HesaidOminayaksactionsarecounter-produc-tiveanddontrepresenttheapproachoftherecognizedLubicongovernmentorthewishesofthemajorityofourpeople.GladuesaidthemajorityofLubiconmembersvotedinamorerecentelectiononMay302013infavourofOminayakheldinthena-tionscentralcommunityofLittleBuffaloandunderthetraditionalcustomsusedtoelectchiefandcouncilforgenerations.HecalledLaboucansgov-ernmentapuppetcouncilputinplacebytheAlbertaandfederalgovernmentstodivideandconquerandopenthedoortodevelop-mentontheirresource-richterritory.HesaidLaboucanhasntlivedinthecommu-nityofLittleBuffalofordecades.ThesadthingisthatsomeofourpeoplehavejumpedonthebandwagonwithIn-dianAffairsandarebeingtoldwhattosayanddoonadailybasisGladuesaid.Nowwiththetokenchiefandcouncilthegovernmentisgoingtousethemtode-stroywhatwevebeenght-ingforallalong.Laboucansaidheandhiscouncilareworkingatme-diatingasolutionagreeabletoallparties.Wewanttoresolvethisissueinawaythatpromotespositiveworkingrelation-shipsandlong-termbenetsforeveryoneinvolveddoingsoastheelectedandrecog-nizedgovernmentoftheLu-biconLakepeoplehesaid.ThegovernmentoftheLubiconLakeNationisenforcingtheselawsastheywouldanyotherandexpecttheRCMPtojointhemtodothesame.LubiconLakeNationthesiteormakeanyarrests.AlettersentWednesdaytotheprovincialgovernmentfromLubiconslegalcounselarguedthatnoordercouldbemadeusingthePublicLandsActbecausetheFirstNationhasledastatementrightstopeacefullyassemblewithintheirterritory.RecognizedchiefcondemnsblockadeTheblockadehashigh-lighteddivisionwithintheLubiconNation.PhotoscourtesyofLubiconNationArtistMattWhiteheadjoinstheanti-frackingprotestblockinganaccessroadtoPennWestssiteonLubiconterritory.MembersoftheLubiconNationareconfrontedbyPeaceRiverRCMPlastWednesdayatthesiteoftheFirstNationsroadblocktoaPennWestPetroleumfrackingsite.