Lubicon Lake Band wi nehiyawimowak mamawintowinihk ti otaskiyimiwaw ka astek tastawayih Little Buffalo, Alberta. oma ka apisasik kewitinohk mamwintowin wi kiwetinohk ohci Edmonton, ti Melina kaki nehtawikit. kaki pe ohpikit eki pekiskinowapahtehiweyikot o mosooma ekwa okoma ohi isipimatisiwin, kayasohci isitwanihk , Melina ekwa metoni kispewatam okapiskihtaskewin, ekwa otayisimiwa nehiyaw kiskeyihtamawina. 2011 wi ki sikipayihtawak ayiwak 4 million liters ewko pahkitewipimiy anta opiskihtaskewiniwaw ekwa misowinatewak amiskowak sakahikanisa, maskek ekwa sakahk. kiyapac anohc ewko nawac poko pahkitewipimiy ka mis sikipayik esko ayiwak ayinanewimitanaw askiy. asay ka pekispewatahk isi nakayaskamowin, oma ketahkamikahk sihkimikow Melina tahkayiwak ta nekanehtaht Canada o mawacinikan petosi isayawin. ayiwak metataht askiy, Melina ki pekispewatatam petosi isawyin ka opasciket ante Ft. McMurray, tipiyaw tastawayih ewko Oil Sands oyesehcikewin. anohc ekwa kiskeyimaw misiweskamihk oma ka pekispewatatahk petosi isawyin ekosi ekwa nawasonaw ta pekiswatahk osam e kitimakehtahk nawac poko ekwa itahiht wehewew anima Power to the People.
kaki macihtat Power to the People, wehewew Melina kiwitotam Little Buffalo ta ka wiciwet. tahto askiy isipimatisiwin kapesiwin, ti ketiyihtakosiwin ihtakamikan kaki nakataskiyet osimisa Bella. oma ekwa ka nakiskawakwat o peyakoskanewa ekwa ka wapahtamahk ki isi sakihtak o mamawintowin, nit ati kiskeyihtenan tansi oma pahkitew pimiy ka sekipayik ka yikihtasot Melina opimatisiwi atoskewin. kawihk ekwa itohtew Ft. McMurray ti ka wapamat owiciwakana ekwa ka nakatapahtahk isimahcihowin ka isi tawawikotwaw anima Oil Sands mahki sihcikewin. asay mitataht askiy ka pe kispewatahk petosi isayiwin anima ohci Oil Sands, Melina wehtam tansi ka pe isi teyihta ta osehtahk Solar Star, kakwayawisiwin pisimoh ohci ka miyo apacihtahk o mamawintowin maskihkiwikamik.