"I came to understand that the consequence of Ontario's assumption that it could use the native's homeland would be thedesecration of a sacred area." Bruce Clark "They came because they were afraid or unafraid, because they were happy or unhappy, because they felt like Pilgrims or did not feel like Pilgrims... they were leaving bad wives or bad jobs or bad towns; they were coming to find something or leave something or get something, to dig up something or bury something or leave something alone... So it was not unusual that the first men were few. The number grew steadily in proportion... There was comfort in numbers.." Ray Bradbury, "The Settlers". from "Martian Chronicles" 5000 B.C. - 1800 A.D. Land before the Contact UNPOLLUTED FREE FLORA, FREE FAUNA, FREE SPIRIT 200 years of Occupation Logging and roads: 1 - already logged 2 - preferred "harvest" area for 2004-2009 3 - optional "harvest" area 4 - approved "harvest" Mining: X - gold and lead Contamination: H20 - drinking water (acidification) Desecration: * - Spirit Rock and Sacred Shrine 01870s - 01890s. The clearcut logging and destruction of Canadian Shield soils and vegetation, Sud8bury area NO TREES, NO SOIL, NO ANIMALS 01929. Acid rain from Copper Cliff Smelter in Sudbury contaminates ground water and lakes, destroys forests and soils. ACID RAIN before 01940s. Extraction of ore in mines at Wakimika lake. UNAUTHORISED ACCESS and STEALING OF FAMILY RESOURCES before 01940s. Extraction of ore in mines at Emerald lake. UNAUTHORISED ACCESS and STEALING OF FAMILY RESOURCES 01950s. Clearcutting east from Obabika lake and its eastern shores. DESTRUCTION OF OLD-GROWTH ECOSYSTEMS and STEALING OF FAMILY RESOURCES 01965. Sulphur dioxide emissions from the Sudbury operations result in acidification of over 7000 lakes and extinction of fish populations NO FISH, TAINTED WATER 01972. Superstack in Sudbury disperses poisonous emissions over sacred area of Chee'Bai'Gin in Temagami VIBRATION, CONTAMINATION OF SACRED SITES AND VITAL BODIES OF WATER 01977. Clearcut logging of Bob's lake north-eastern shoreline. DESTRUCTION OF ECOSYSTEM and VIOLATION OF CONSERVATION LAWS 01977. Clearcutting of Obabika lake eastern shore. DESTRUCTION OF OLD-GROWTH ECOSYSTEMS and STEALING OF FAMILY RESOURCES 01989. Clearcutting of Obabika lake western shoreline. DESTRUCTION OF OLD-GROWTH ECOSYSTEMS and STEALING OF FAMILY RESOURCES 01989. Construction of logging road and bridges. TRESSPASING AND DISRUPTING OF LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS, STEALING OF FAMILY RESOURCES 01989. Construction of Red Squirell Access road and bridges. TRESSPASING AND DISRUPTING OF LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS, INTENTION of DESTRUCTION OF UNIQUE ECOSYSTEMS 01990. Clearcutting of Obabika lake western shoreline. DESTRUCTION OF OLD-GROWTH ECOSYSTEMS and STEALING OF FAMILY RESOURCES 01997. Breach of Constitutional and International Laws by Ontario Government and MNR. NON-RESPECT and FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE FIRST NATIONS AUTHORITY OVER THE UNCEDED LAND AND ITS RESOURCES 01998. Clearcutting of Obabika lake western shoreline. DESTRUCTION OF OLD-GROWTH ECOSYSTEMS and STEALING OF FAMILY RESOURCES 02001. Natural sacred shrine at O-bawb-ika Lake vandalized. IGNORANCE and NON-RESPECT 02002. Planned clear-cut logging next to sacred Native sites within the Chay(Bob) lake conservation area. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION 02002. Planned clear-cut logging next to sacred Native sites within the Chay(Bob) lake conservation area. NON-RESPECT and FAILURE TO INFORM 02002. MNR nails a notice to a Red Pine with 6 nails. IGNORANCE AND HYPOCRISY stay   tuned Sources: Alex Mathias of Obabika Lake Dan Bouillon's site Temagami Forest Unit Management Plan for 2004-2024. Map 9.0, © MNR Justice in Paradise. Bruce Clark, 1999. Greenpeace Temagami Wilderness Society. 1980s. Earthroots Ancient Forest Exploration & Research Insitute, ON ottertooth.com J.V.Wright. Ontario Prehistory, Ottawa 1972 MNR Last updated: September 2005 Neodim Kollobok. Temagami, 2002-2005 Last updated in April of 2005