HIGH PRAIRIE, Alberta — “Since time immemorial” Swan River First Nation (SRFN) has used the land near Lesser Slave Lake, says Dustin Twin. …In the 1990s, Swan River members started having concerns about there being not enough undisturbed land to support members who wanted to practice traditional land-use. …At the same time, Driftpile Cree Nation had land it didn’t want logged. Both Driftpile and Swan River decided to hold culture camps on the area they didn’t want logged. …The culture camps protest started in-depth conversations with West Fraser, which ended with the understanding the area was “a complete no go,” says Twin. “It’s progressed quite a ways.” The preserve falls within the portfolio of Todd Bailey, SRFN director of forestry consultation. Swan River is “planning for seven generations,” and “intact areas is an important part of that.”