MUSHKEGOWUKCOUNCIL 17TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY

RESOLUTION NO. 2002-09-34

Attawapiskat First Nation

Kashechewan First Nation

Fort Albany First Nation

Moose Cree First Nation

New Post First Nation

Chapleau Cree First Nation

Missanabie Cree First Nation

Chief Leo Friday Kashechewan First Nation

Chris Kataquapit, Delegate Attawapiskat First Nation

ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS

Certified copy of a Resolution passed on September 12, 2002

ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR TRAFFICKING RESTRICTIONS

WHEREAS alcohol abuse continues to be a problem in some Mushkegowuk communities, and is made worse by the illegal sale of alcohol (bootlegging);

WHEREAS Chiefs and Councils and First Nation police forces who attempt to enforce liquor laws are often frustrated by the inability of First Nation law enforcement officers to obtain search warrants to enter houses, and the inability of such officers to enter houses owned by a First Nation;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mushkegowuk Assembly authorizes the investigation of whether it is legally practical for Mushkegowuk Chiefs and Councils to pass by-laws facilitating police searches, and to use First Nation membership laws to create sanctions against "bootleggers".

September 23, 2002

Missanabie, Ontario