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WILII.AMS LAKB INDIAN EA}ID
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ALICE ABY, JOAh- SEI,IARS,_CIAIL ]VYCOTT4 LILA SELI4{RS, JOSEPH AIJTIIONSE,

YBRN MICIIBL' AI{NIB JAc!(, lt;l\EL golclr, Q.ARA ovcK-nlen nl,pEbNsE,
JOIIN ALPHONSE, and tbciregeats rod ptsqr ectlog or pusporisg'lo sst oo tlEir g.t]q
anrt dl pcrecnr uuhovm to the PlrinriIl! rttcading u or Acar Oo placd of Burlnsgr of &a
Plaildf& cr rho Brod O&co ss g/{lrirne Laka Idhn Rrrcrvc No. l
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I, A.En Loule of RR #3, Bon t7, Mbrlon Road, 'Willlarrut Lsle, h. tho hovtsco of British
MAKE OI|TII Al{D SAY:

C.ohlmbla,

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l*ke Iadlaa ItEDd (the 'Ba^od') aad ar rseh hevc

ryrsongt &nowledge of the rrs[crt !o whiah I hscoi!!frs dcpo*, sx;ryt wbcnr sr.Ered ro
bo on infbmrotiou and belic{ srd rr o drc latrer,I vetity bcfievo tlenr lo bc trup.

2.

Orl os about 8:15 g.:m. &ir noralag; tbo l5th of Augurt 1995, t srrived et ths bgld of6cc
rnd poticed lrsmoff aud o numbcc sf vchidcs ia thc pddag tor

3.

lVhco I cnlsrsd lh! band offlcc, peronr luocn to me cs Arnte Jeslc, Jorcab Atpbonso
(alrc lqgwn rs eorgo Alphoueo). Joboay Alphoarc lrlarp tbors. Sberi Nareigro,Jorgh
l'bornel' Mslsnic l!o!ial, tle reoptiwi8! ncirhncncs arr1l end jaaiu, recpectivciy,
eroployoog of t!,o Baad, wee rbo pr*cal

4.

t wust loro ny of[ce,

ala a Coungillor of the lVflltarar

put dono nry tlingr cnd vert to thc cofre gnt in the reccprlon
eres. Arnia Jrck approacbed rnc rnd adccd to meet wllh me. We ailcsed rha boantoom
togahcr' end woto immcdlatcly joined by Joreph Alglroure and e porror known to mo as
Vcrn Mic,hei. Tbey begsl by arkin8 about tbe baad ureoting whlsh wu ro ba lald tEsr
Ejgtt, but lad belu poetpo:red. ?lat rno<iag wsr to beve addreseed rho baad's

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Araic IacI e*,plaintd to !0o thst hs b8d regucrtod to accesr 52 ot 56 lllcr, bur ho waa
nnrtls to tell mo whrt rpcclfio filoc ho wruted. IIo would not roll me wlul lnJbrmulon
ol frles bo wented b nccerc. I told him bo csutd tccia romc lllel, burnot confidsotial
oncs, coucoming pcrrsrnd sstteru. Thie sar thc firrt coavcr:gdos I'vc bsd WIO'Arnie
Jssk about lheso tllca, although I knrw tbet Jor4b Alpbonee and Amie Jeok harl
prwlotuly arked rt a batrd moc&tg to rcrr brad filar. Ho aleo rcquctld inforuration
ebout brand polieiaf, IIc mrds I nlferws. o "horring policlor" urd J'ob dercripdouc".
I told Ule Occs scre not conf,dcadd gad ha wosld bs rllswEd rsccrc !o tbeos.

6.

Jorcph Alpbouc medo rcfranse !o gefirg lir Job beck Ho thca reid "Ec lrc lot
allorvirg aaybedy into tbc buildiag rad tlr lre not lcaving unlll *c g* werphing
rosolvodu.

Joreph Alphoa:e thcs went to all tbc rbfFsnd aslcd thsrn 6 leaw tho bullding, statilg.
'Ysu c8n ltay if you'ro eupportiug u8, otbcrwiea, you bavo o tearrsn,

7.

I foltossrl iosaph Alpboneo oad Amic Jack to tbc ofilco of Shelle MichcJ, the
bool&eepcr. Wherr thoy told her b lcavc, I bld ber she did!'t beva to legvc, bE that
rbs could let thlnr cco all bogl fllcr srcqlt fu thoso which are eodd.eadal, inoludlng

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9.

10,

.' -'d

crr casbcd

chcqucr.

back uprtairc lo tle boerdrco. CciI 'Wycot!0. Joscpb Alpboasc, Vrn

Micb[ rnd Ardc.lrc! wcrs ftrs. Ono of them rgid, Wobody ir going o be sllowcd
ia tlra,buiiding today." I blC thco' tlat thry coulds't do OUL I lold Gail Wycottc rbat,
ae gho wgs sot a bnnd rn.'rbf. rhc io pardanlar hcd ao obility to do !hir. Sho repllod
tbgt Bhs was a rcsidsnt of thc Wllllans l-rt<a Indisn Re4er"79, I told lcr that without a
votc rr a m.sanbcr, etre hgd m rlght to be lbrro, Sho.lofl the Dogrdrcom-

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went lato Orief 'Wiilie Alphonrc'n ofifisq realizlag I rvas thc oaly C,orracil Eenr,bor at
the bmd ofilcc. I csllcd Sbaron Bob oq bcr oall ploas, tbsrr wes Eo oruwcr. I dllcd
Sbarl Narsisse st tbp ffont dco& ard 8g&ed for Shama'r Eothcr'r nunrbcr. I eeked
Sbarsr'r arother ts costsot Shrrgn urd hgva her cornc to lbe offica. Wbitc I u,ss on tho
phonc, Joceph Alpboore cgmo in aod told mq rrYou'vo got lo telvc", I rsfurcd. Ho wcat
to &c boardmonr aad I hosd him ny "Sbdl wo rmovo hotr?" I told bim that If he
rsuched trr I'd hcvo him charyd with amault IIo beoked out of ths ofrlca Into tha
doorway of tlo boardroonr. I &eo trled to crll othet couseillorr rnd tbc Cticf, llo raid
"You can't ugo tbc phone", snd I EtruEglcd to hold tha rccolver, but hc unpluggsd thc
ghoae. I pur tbo phouc down, rad !o rgein told rae to lavc. f raid 'No"- IIo apksd
where thc rcgr of thc Counsil uar, I eald I didnrt *now, Hs acid "Wtth trig golag oa long
cnough, tbey'll rur. out of noacy and bc DcrG gq:u".

11.

I told bl!|r I war trying to call couasil tacmbsr! so that wp cuuld mact wltb thc occupaste,
Vsn Michel was in tho boardroom EEd cslld out *You areered with oru llver sad now
you'rr going to pa/'.

L2.

Vern Michsl raised hlr voioe. I{s edd nYou grryn don't ovqr kaow

low to lrlk !o yuur

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nomber:", Hc rsferred trr hir pctrsnsl grievencc wltb the baa4 u hs bd bccn fired
fton a Job. I rsallzod I couldn't got hold of otbar CouncJl ocmbor!. I gaw I wouldn't
acoomgrlich aryrhing by bcrng tlnra I wcl&cd out witb tbo intcntioa of gobg honp to
sontsrt othcr baad corrnsillor*

13.

got !onc,

phoncd oouacillor Cbrir Wycono and ws dlccurod whelhcr we

Iilc ealld CoastEblc Finlcry snd uhod him to ettrDd at tb bssd
offios to monitor 1f,s gitrrorlnn gnd Dcttlo there *er go violcoso.

Whcn

sbouid oall ths RCil{P.

t4.

Jcnaic Wal&er, tbc Fe,oily snd Sosisl Ssryicct lf,rorlrer, and Myroa Burger, Alcohol End

Drug lVorlc, Shetla Micb!, Shri Nsrairrc, Lyna Gllben, Cornnunity Nnsusl
Rorourc*, Elizabgib Ollberr who sortr lritl Llnn,.wcrc ldt ls thc office,

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oa or

thc houre anrl rnct Eouncillor Sbarm Bob. We dcctdod to wait

il

thc bgad, ofilco.

a,bout 10 a.n., alt of Eo Courcil llennbcrr wcrc cE crrblcd ouuldc of ttrc irart
offlcg, rvith Constrbte Fidcy, Wo ail went onio the porch gsd I obsft?cd Cbicf Willia
try to pur hir lcry iilo tho ofEcs door ssd sgr bld by Jorcpb Alpbonro 'Tbo oflice h

clolod".

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Councillor Cbtis Wycotrg catled our lav4ycrr srflnd rtul !63TIE wirrdowr of 0ro bsud oflics aro now
tbcre rro aot curtairr.

blMcrt or covtrgd with r:adboerd

br:crsr whero

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Alicc Aby war brouglrt br comaioe arornd 9 s.E. by rnothor brnd mcrnbsr, Ernest

2:t.

Varioue earployeer of tbe Bsnd hsvc lcft the buildlag durlng the

Soug ildividnsls

hlo

golc inro thc bsod of,se wi& food,tbr tho osoupaula.

t'l/yaotlt.

dey. Onc of

rbern,

book&oqrr's offrco aod vctr golng tlroue! my ofllco. .Shc dso told rae tbet rbey
artrmptetl to grt into hor oi'lEcg bnt &Bt &! brd lookd her door. Sboila Miehct, tbe
bookksapa, toid rno tlng tbsy wcrc goiug ibrosgh bcr filec.

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24.

U.- **ting O** r* IockEd tloor, cnrne out of tho blrtd

ofllcE rt oEe poinr- Jeunio.Wdhcr advJled nc tbEt ghs wnr dirostcd to ptoccts tho roelol
aegisttup! cbequeg Eg corna of tbe oosupigrl wsnt lo recclvc rsac. Sbr wul diroctcd to
g6t couaail to rigr thc cbcquas. Bvcry counsil mobor rofurld.
JanniE g/alkcr, who hrd,

A nurabcr of rnemborg of tbo Band

b.svo ooao to rupport ru, at

vuloru tlnoc tbroughout

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told couacil to hsvc chrrgcc latd egalncs thc occnpicn
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(}rir \il'ycotla

They

I wrg ejeclsd as a counsluor in Augurt 1991, totB two yalr trml, er s9 ihs other two

councillor:r, Chrir \lrycoca'ud Sbarod Bob, srd thc Cbicf, Wlllic Algrhosr, Ja Wq Tvs3g
slostcd by e :aajority of ll7 cfigibto votarr, to gorrltle ggvcmooar Ead csvlces oa thi
reEc1rc fcr rpprorirrrdy 300

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TLe bncrt ollice ic tbc elntrc of rtp adminirhtlm of brnd rfiit, Mcrnbca are bavo rbc
beredt of gervlcec rcllrsd to rcoaoele dovolorrnq rooial dflslsgmcsg rolf-govcrmcnt
and cducrdon Veriour lndividualr rror&, ourof tlc burd oIIIcc bcrldcr council nrcrnborr
and tbs baudrnanagcr.. Thcao hpluda a &olly rupport workcr, r &rlty vloleasc wor:ku,
comtnunrcy r$)ursr eufi receptiodet bco&koopcr. neluenaco Fotxodr- Alogcthcr
thcre gsa 30 to 50 c"rFloycor cuploycd by tbo bcad (bcquor rro igusd lbr roclgl
aarbleocc, utllldcr oa all of tlo
buildtagr oa rcrewc, +.f, lrerlout, ongoirlg
csntrsstuEl obllgadur, Tho gnnrul budgel of ths band's psograss ir tptrroilrnatcry 5
nillios dolhrc.

Attrcbed 1o thir rny aflldevlt re Bxhlbit nA" ig I mc oopy of tbe bend council rsrolutloa
drtd thlc dab, autborizing lcggl eottltsl to obccin on iduuctioa sSntggt ths gulswftl
oecuPallrtl of tlte baad ollics. Tbc council !8r uln autlrsrizcd legal couarcl to ptovide
ar uudtrtakirrg for danagcr.

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