Mushkegowuk Council 25th Annual Assembly

Resolution No. 2010-09-21

Supporit for Alex Litvinov and MERC

Attawapiskat First Nation

Kashechewan First Nation

Chief Keith Corston Chapleau Cree First Nation

Fort Albany First Nation

Chief Jonathan Solomon Kashechewan First Nation

Moose Cree First Nation

New Post First Nation

Chapleau Cree First Nation

Missanabie Cree First Nation

Certified copy of a resolution passed

on September 17, 2010

WHEREAS the Mushkegowuk Environmental Research Centre (MERC) is a First Nations organization which provides valuable research services to the First Nations of Northern Ontario, and

WHEREAS Dr. Alex Litvinov, an employee of MERC has been charged by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources for research activities he undertook on behalf of MERC and Mattagami First Nation, as part of that First Nation's exercise of their Aboriginal and Treaty rights, and

WHEREAS First Nations need to conduct research as part of our duties as the rightful and historic Stewards of the land, water and wildlife and to responsibly exercise our Aboriginal and Treaty Rights;

September 17, 2010

Missanabie, Ontario

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Mamohitowin of the Omushk,egowuk fully supports the work undertak:en by the Mushkegowuk Environmental Research Centre and Dr. Litviniov, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Mamohitowin of the Omushkegowuk sees theise charges as a direct attack on First Nation self government and Treaty rights and hereby demand that

the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources drop all charges, and

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Office of the Grand Chief coordinate support on this issue, including assistance with legal defenc13, with Dr. Litvinov, the Mushkegowuk Environmental Research Centre and Mattagami First Nation.