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The Lubicon miss the Treaty
The Lubicon lived in a lonely and secluded place. They sadly missed the Treaty 8 commissioners and haven't signed the treaty since. This affected their identity because it separated them from the other Natives who had signed the treaty. They were not recognized as aboriginals. -
The Lubicon are promised a reserve
Indian affairs officials locate the Lubicon and identify them as a disconnected native society. They promise them the shores of Lubicon Lake as a reserve. -
Oil is discovered
Oil is discovered in the reserve, this sways the Government of Alberta to examine the legitimacy of the reserve. -
Construction begins
Alberta begins to promote resource extraction, they start to build a road in the territory of the Lubicon without the Lubicon's approval. -
The Lucicon begin to fight back
After the Lubicon's caveat is refused by the Government, the issue is taken to court. -
The case is dismissed
The Government passes a bill that makes the Lubicon's case irrelevant. -
Road is finished
The road is finished and the resources get exploited more. -
The Lubicon's land is declared to be an official provincial hamlet.
After the Lubicon take federal court action to protect the Lubicon land rights, Alberta declares the community to be “an official provincial hamlet and therefore no longer available for purposes of establishing an Indian reserve.” -
Environment consequences
There are 21 Lubicon pregnancies, 19 of them result in miscarriages of stillbirths. -
Canada ignores the Lubicons rights once again
A UN Human Rights Committee completes a three year study and concludes that the Lubicon cannot accomplish effective legal or political redress in Canada, and suggests that Canada not do anymore damage to the Lubicon's rights. The ruling is ignored. -
The "Grimshaw Accord"
Chief Ominayak meets with Alberta Premier Don Getty, they make an agreement for a 243 square kilometer reserve. -
Daishowa is boycotted
The Lubicon join with supporters to boycott Daishowa. Four years later the Lubicon call off the boycott after Daishowa agrees to their conditions. -
Nothing has changed
Although the Lubicon's claims are valid, the Government still allows the land to be used.