[Planmort] Fwd: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Barriere Lake Algonquins threatened with arrest for protecting sacred site against logging on their traditional territory

[Guillaume !]

*From:*Barriere Lake Solidarity Toronto
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*Sent:*July-10-12 8:25 AM
*To:*Barriere Lake Solidarity Toronto
*Subject:*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Barriere Lake Algonquins threatened
with arrest for protecting sacred sites on their traditional territory
against logging
 
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Barriere Lake Algonquins threatened with arrest
for protecting sacred sites on their traditional territory against logging*
* *
July 10, Poigan Bay, QC – Around 20-30 members of the Algonquins of
Barriere Lake were read their rights by Sûreté du Québec officers late
last night, warning of arrests today if people did not allow logging to
proceed.
 
Yesterday, families from the Barriere Lake Algonquin First Nation who
are impacted by the Resolute logging operation issued a letter to
Quebec’s Ministry of Natural Resources voicing their opposition to the
Ministry’s unilateral decision to clear-cut their territory.
 
The impacted families also proposed to the Quebec government several
resolutions to work together towards peaceful co-existence in the region.
 
Resolute Forest Products, formerly known as Abitibi Bowater, began
cutting last Tuesday on land of the Algonquins of**Barriere Lake without
proper community consultation or consent. The logging is taking place
near Poigan Bay, Quebec, on land that includes sacred grounds and
important moose habitat, according to community spokesperson Norman
Matchewan.
 
In a letter sent to Premier Charest on July 4, elder Gabriel Wawatie
states: “As one of the main harvesters, I was not properly consulted nor
provided a written consent to this logging within our territory.”
 
In a recent provincial court case, the same forestry company attempted
to sue a youth leader of Barriere Lake, Norman Matchewan. Vincent Larin,
from the Maniwaki Ministry of Natural Resources office, issued two
cutting permits for the same logging site in Barriere Lake territory
that also included sacred sites. The forestry company lost their court
case when the foreman contradicted his original statement and was caught
lying on the stand.
 
_Contact: _
Norman Matchewan, 819-435-2171 <tel:819-435-2171>
 
Photo Set: Poigan Bay, Illegal Logging on Barriere Lake Territory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X4fwTATqrk
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Video of Sargent Martineau’s visit on site:
 
SQ’s Visit to the Barriere Lake Algonquin Logging Protest -
www.youtube.com/ipsmo
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SQ’s Visit to the Barriere Lake Algonquin Logging Protest
http://youtu.be/YG5AJHrwgCI
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*¡ Jallalla !/

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  On unsurrendered and unceded Algonquin territory/    *



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