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The Lubicon were not acknowledged or included in the signing of Treaty 8. The government failed to acknowledge the Lubicon's existence.
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The federal government decided that some band members were not original and removed them from the band list.
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The Alberta government is now very interested in the Lubicon Cree's territory.
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Alberta started the road without the Lubicon Cree's concent. The Lubicon cree had no chance to negotiate or voice any opinions.
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Alberta refuses to accept the caveat, so it shows that they obviously don't care what the Lubicon Cree have to say.
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The law is in favour of the Lubicon Cree. But the government passes a bill that makes caveats retroactive before the Lubicon filed their caveat. So the Lubicon Cree case is dismissed.
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Resource exploitation activity rapidly multiplies, causing disturbed animals to leave the area. Because of this, the traditional trapping and hunting economy starts to collapse
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The Lubicon apply for an emergency court injunction to prevent further resource extraction. The Lubicon's were trying to fight for their land, but the Alberta government keeps on ignoring them.
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Many of the Lubicon people are dying due to the poisoning of their water by the plants that were put onto their land
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The Lubicon Cree get support from 30 museums worldwide.
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The Lubicon Cree finally get a 243 square kilometer reserve. Although these were still not ideal for the Lubicon Cree, it would have improved their quality of life.
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A pulp mill is opened near peace river. 30 000 square kilometers of land in northern Alberta is granted logging rights by the Alberta government. This is nearly all of Lubicon territory.
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An estimated amount of 28 000 barrels of oil spilt into the wetlands near Lubicon territory. This threatens the health and the environment of the Lubicons
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The Lubicon Cree are still fighting for their rights. They are still not treated fairly by the government of Alberta.