BARRIERE LAKE INDIAN GOVERNMENT GOUVERNEMENT AUTOCHTONE DU LAC BARRIRE

PRESS RELEASE

Re-Elected Chief and Council to Negotiate with Quebec on Implementation of
Landmark Co-Management/Revenue Sharing Agreements

(Kitiganik, Algonquin Territory/August 13, 2014) Following an election which took place
on August 9, 2014, Chief Casey Ratt of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake made this
statement: On my behalf and on behalf of the Council of the Algonquins of Barriere
Lake, I would like to express our thanks to all those who took part in the election. l
would like to also express our appreciation for the vote of confidence shown in the
renewed mandate given to the members of the Council and myself. This vote of
confidence will prove an important help in the resumption of our Trilateral negotiations
with the Quebec and Federal Governments.

The Quebec Government has committed itself to restart negotiations on the seven
Ciaccia/Lincoln Recommendations of the 1991 Trilateral and 1998 Bilateral Agreements
as soon as possible following the August 9th election. Chief Ratt added: I had a recent
conversation with the Quebec Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Geoffrey Kelley, in which he
confirmed his intention to proceed with meaningful negotiations on the seven
outstanding Recommendations. This is most important to us, as it is essential for our
future that a permanent regime of sustainable development be implemented in the spirit
and according to the provisions of the 1991 Trilateral Agreement.

This would include, in the key forestry sector, a permanent regime of previously
discussed of green, yellow and red zones, to replace the present unsatisfactory,
contentious and time-consuming interim system of Measures to Harmonize forestry
operations with our traditional way of life.

Chief Ratt concluded by saying our intention has always been to work in cooperation
and harmony with stakeholders on our ancestral Territory, as recognized in the 1991
Trilateral Agreement. However, it is essential that our interests and the integrity of our
Territory be protected into the long term, and that we get our rightful share in the
sustainable co-management of our resources and the economic and other benefits that
come from it.

The Barriere Lake Chief and Council will be meeting with community members who are
currently protesting forestry operations within the Trilateral Agreement Territory, to
address their concerns within the framework of the Trilateral Agreement and the
measures to harmonize process.
BARRIERE LAKE INDIAN GOVERNMENT GOUVERNEMENT AUTOCHTONE DU LAC BARRIRE
The Chief and Council will also be meeting with representatives of the affected forestry
companies and the government of Quebec in an effort to peacefully resolve the dispute.

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For More Information Contact:

Chief Casey Ratt Cell: (819) 441-8002
Norman Matchewan, Councillor Cell: (819) 441-8006
Tony Wawatie, Spokesperson Cell: (819) 355-3662
Telephone: (819) 435-2181
Michel Thusky (French) Spokesperson Telephone: (819) 435-2171