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ByRebeccaBoone The Associated Press BURNS, ORE. A leader of the Oregon Indian tribe whose ancestral prop- erty is being occupied by an armed group opposed to federal land policy said Wednesday that the group is not welcome and needs to leave. "The protesters have no right to this land. It be- longs to the native people who live here," Charlotte Rodrique told reporters at the tribe's cultural center. Rodrique, who is tribal chair for the Burns Paiute, said the tribe is concerned cultural artifacts could be damaged and accused the group of "desecrating one of our sacred sites." "Armed protesters don't belong here," she said. The group seized build- ings at the Malheur Na- tional Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon's high desert country on Satur- day. Authorities had not yet moved to remove the group of roughly 20 peo- ple. Rodrique said the area was a wintering ground for the Paiute people prior to the coming of settlers, ranchers and trappers. She said the tribe signed a treaty in 1868 with the federal government, and though the U.S. Senate never approved it, she ex- pected the government to honor the agreement to protect their interests. The group occupying a remote national wildlife preserve in Oregon has said repeatedly that local people should control fed- eral lands. Leader Ammon Bundy told reporters Tuesday that the group would leave when there was a plan in place to turn over federal lands to locals — a com- mon refrain in a decades- long fight over public lands in the West. "It is our goal to get the logger back to logging, the rancher back to ranching," said the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who was involved in a high-pro- file 2014 standoff with the government over grazing rights. Rodrique said she "had to laugh" at that statement, because she knew Bundy wasn't talking about giv- ing the land back to the tribe. "We have no sympathy for those who are trying to take the land from its rightful owners," she said. Arizona rancher LaVoy Finicum, one of the group members, said Tuesday evening that he believes federal officials have is- sued warrants for the ar- rest of five group mem- bers — including himself and Ammon Bundy — but Finicum offered no details. The FBI in Portland re- ferred calls to the Har- ney County Joint Infor- mation Center, which said in a statement that it had no information on arrests or arrest warrants and that authorities were "still working on a peaceful res- olution." Bundy said group mem- bers would take a defen- sive position anticipating a possible raid. Late Tues- day, they moved a large plow vehicle to block the refuge's driveway. STANDOFF MANUELVALDES—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Members of the Burns Paiute tribe watch a press conference held by their leaders in response to the armed occupation of the nearby Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Ore., Wednesday. Oregon tribe: Armed group 'desecrating' their ancestral land By Foster Klug The Associated Press SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA North Korea's declaration that it had tested a hydro- gen bomb for the first time was greeted with wide- spread condemnation — but also skepticism — as world powers vowed Wednesday to punish the impoverished and defiant nation with new international sanctions. The isolated country's fourth nuclear test since 2006 was a "reckless chal- lenge to international norms of behavior and the authority of the U.N. Secu- rity Council," said British Ambassador Matthew Ry- croft. The council met in an emergency session and called the test "a clear vio- lation" of its resolutions. It agreed to start work imme- diately on a resolution for new sanctions. The international com- munity must respond with "steadily increasing pres- sure" and rigorous enforce- ment of existing measures, said U.S. Ambassador Sa- mantha Power. Four rounds of U.N. sanc- tions have aimed at reining in the North's nuclear and missile development, but Pyongyang has ignored them and moved ahead with programs to modern- ize its ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. The last sanctions reso- lution in 2013 was co-spon- sored by the U.S. and China, and both countries will be key to an agreement on a new one. Whether any new sanctions can slow North Korea's nuclear program, however, remains to be seen. There was a burst of ju- bilation and pride in North Korea's capital of Pyong- yang, where a TV anchor said Wednesday's test of a "miniaturized" hydrogen bomb had been a "perfect success" that elevated the country's "nuclear might to the next level." A successful test would mark a major and unan- ticipated advance for the North's still-limited nuclear arsenal and push its scien- tists and engineers closer to their goal of building a war- head small enough to place on a missile that can reach the U.S. mainland. But an early analysis by the U.S. government was "not consistent with the claims that the regime has made of a successful hy- drogen bomb test," White House spokesman Josh Ear- nest said. He added that noth- ing has happened in the last 24 hours to change Washington's assessment of Pyongyang's technical or military capabilities. The U.S. is still doing the work needed to learn more about the North's test, he added. Hours earlier, South Ko- rea's spy agency said it thought the estimated ex- plosive yield from the blast was much smaller than what even a failed hydro- gen bomb detonation would produce. IMPOVERISHED COUNTRY North Korea says it completed H-bomb testing to widespread skepticism abroad AH N Y OU NG- JO ON — T HE A SS OC IA TE D P RE SS Pe ople w at ch a T V n ews pr og ra m s ho wi ng N or th K or ea 's a nn ou ncemen t o f a h yd ro gen bo mb t es t a t t he S eo ul R ai lw ay S tat io n i n S eo ul , S ou th K or ea , o n W ed ne sd ay . By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON Diplomatic engagement has failed to stop North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Sanc- tions have been tightened with little result. And mil- itary force could be cata- strophic. So what can the world do to bring Kim Jong Un's renegade government into line? The answer may rest with China. While Beijing's influence over North Korea appears to have diminished since Kim came to power in 2012, it remains its key trading partner. Experts say China could do more to restrict North Korea's use of Chi- nese banks and limit sup- plies of food and fuel that provide an economic life- line to Pyongyang. Wednesday's purported hydrogen bomb test will in- tensify pressure on China to tighten the screws on Kim. It has been leery of taking such steps because of fears that a collapse of North Korea's socialist gov- ernment could cause an in- flux of refugees and lead to a pro-American, unified Korean nation on China's doorstep. China immediately made plain its displeasure with Pyongyang, saying it "firmly opposed" the test. "North Korea should stop taking any actions which would worsen the situation on the Korean Peninsula," Foreign Ministry spokes- woman Hua Chunying told reporters in Beijing. China's U.S. ambassador met at the White House on Wednesday with President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Susan Rice, and China joined the U.S. in supporting a U.N. Security Council statement that strongly condemned the test and pledged to pur- sue new sanctions. But North Korea has proved adept at circum- venting existing restric- tions and at using its in- digenous capabilities to de- velop its weapons. Because of its international isola- tion, the North is less sus- ceptible to financial sanc- tions than a major econ- omy like Iran. Incentives haven't worked either. Three U.S. administrations, going back to President Bill Clinton, have coaxed the North to disarm in exchange for aid, but each effort has eventu- ally failed. And taking a tougher military stance against Pyongyang means unpal- atable risks. An Ameri- can attack could put U.S. ally South Korea in the fir- ing line of the world's fifth- largest army, which could launch a massive artil- lery barrage on the capital, Seoul. The Obama administra- tion has claimed improved cooperation from China on North Korea policy. Beijing, for example, supported a U.N. resolution in response to North Korea's last nu- clear test in 2013. Accord- ing to Washington, China has improved its enforce- ment of existing sanctions, but could do more. RENEGAGE GOVERNMENT China holds key to pressing North Korea on weapons Advertisement IfthiswasyourService Directory ad customers would be reading it right now!! 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