MITCHIKANIBIKOK INIK

Algonquins of Barriere Lake

Les Algonquins du Lac Barriere

KITIGANIK Rapid Lake Lac Rapide

Quebec J0W 2C0

Telephone: (819) 435-2181 Fax: (819) 435-2181

KEY ISSUES

PRESENTED
TO
LUC DUMONT, RDG-INAC, QUEBEC REGIONAL OFFICE
KITIGANIK, ALGONQUIN TERRITORY

May 30,2017

Third Party Management/Mediation

We continue to see agreements we thought were settled in mediation not followed by

Departmental officials from INAC and Health Canada. Such as the costs of our mediation team
being covered out of band funds and NOT new money as was agreed to in mediation.

We have a team to advise us with financial, program management and capacity building so we
see no need to remain in Third Party Management. We want the administration of our
community returned to our Council, and a clear time line for this transition.

Onakinakewin/Governance

In August 1996, our community adopted a Declaration codifying, updating and amending our
Mitchikanibikok Anishinabe Onakinakewin to include a Board of Directors to administer our
communitys programs & services, while our Chief and Council retained authority over our
territory and relations with the federal, provincial and Indigenous governments.

The imposition of the section 74 Indian Act Elective system is a violation of our right of self-
determination and self-government as Indigenous Peoples. We want the federal government to
recognize our customary Chief and Council once we complete a leadership selection process in
accordance with our Mitchikanibikok Anishinabe Onakinakewin, also known as our Barriere
Lake Leadership Selection Code.

Our communitys decision-making system is based upon our customary system of government
and all we want from the federal government is recognition of the customary Chief and Council
selected through our internal leadership selection process.
Unfulfilled Agreements/Trilateral and MOMI

We believe we are close to an agreement with the Quebec government to implement the 1991
Trilateral Agreement, the 1998 Quebec Agreement and the 2006 Special Representatives Joint
Recommendations.

The Quebec government has covered the federal costs for the Trilateral Agreement process since
the federal government left the table in 2001. Canada needs to come back to the negotiation table
now.

The April 27, 1999, Agreement-in-Principle for land expansion reached through the Trilateral
Agreement process between our community, Quebec and Canada is part of our current
agreement-in-principle with Quebec. There is also the unresolved issue of the connection of our
community to the Hydro-Quebec grid.

Land expansion and electrification are outstanding matters related to Canadas unfulfilled
commitments to rebuild our community, which are contained in the 1997 Memorandum of
Mutual Intent (MOMI) between our community and INAC.

Our community went through extreme hardship and suffering for over 18 months in 1996-97,
because of federal interference into our leadership and the resulting disruption of employment,
programs and services to our community members. That was 20 years ago but our community
housing and infrastructure has seriously deteriorated since then and is need of urgent repair.

Now that we are close to an agreement with Quebec we are turning our attention to the federal
government.

We want to resolve our outstanding issues with the federal government through negotiation not conflict,
but if we dont see some good faith from the representatives of the federal government to resolve these
issues we will have no choice but to take these issues back to court.

Photos: Luc Dumont and INAC Delegation Meeting with ABL Chief, Interim DG & Elders
May 30, 2017