And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: First meeting with province in Lubicon negotiations Tuesday, 3 August 1999 Peace River Record-Gazette Provincial negotiator joins talks, awaits instructions By DEB GUERETTE RECORD-GAZETTE STAFF Provincial government negotiators entered Lubicon Lake First Nation land and entitlement claim discussions Thursday. Head provincial negotiator John McCarthy, a Calgary based lawyer, and Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations assistant Steven Andrews, met in Little Buffalo with Lubicon Chief Bernard Ominayak, Lubicon council and advisors and federal chief negotiator Brad Morse and team. The day long session was "a positive introductory meeting," conducted in a "cordial and businesslike" manner, McCarthy told the Record-Gazette. "We were updated (on bilateral progress) and had some discussions about oil and gas companies and a few other things," he said. McCarthy said he had no official position on land or other issues to share with the negotiating parties at this time. "I indicated I have to meet with the new minister... as soon as I can," he said. Lubicon band advisor Fred Lennarson says that although provincial position taking on proposals before it was "kind of deferred because of the new minister thing," the Grimshaw Accord was discussed. Negotiators were told by McCarthy that former Aboriginal affairs department minister Mike Cardinal withdrew the accord in 1995 to "give negotiations a fresh start," Lennarson said. "We don't accept that Mike Cardinal had the right to do that," and Lubicon leadership suggested that McCarthy "talk to his Minister and hopefully she will give him a better mandate than (what) Mike Cardinal did." The bilateral progress review filled the day with "lots and lots of talk," Lennarson said, adding that the Lubicon encouraged McCarthy to "go get a mandate and come back." The Lubicon are "most anxious to see a satisfactory resolution and anything that delays productive resolution is disappointing," he said. Morse says the day's discussions were "very useful and quite positive from my perspective." Bilaterally "we have done a lot of work and have moved things forward quite a bit," Morse said adding that the first meeting with the province "gave them a chance to hear in detail the ground that has been covered" and that "they indicated it was helpful." "There was nothing earth-shattering, nothing agreed to that wasn't agreed to before," but it was "the first time the province has sat down with the Lubicon and the federal (government) in almost 10 years, perhaps over," Morse said. The chief federal negotiator confirmed that McCarthy indicated he needs to "brief the new minister and get new instructions." McCarthy is expected to meet with his minister towards the end of August and further tripartite negotiations should be scheduled after that, Morse said. Following the three party meeting Thursday, federal and Lubicon negotiators held further talks in Little Buffalo Friday. Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
