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When Treaty 8 was signed, the Lubicon where overlooked because of there remote destination, and did not sign Treaty 8. Which will affect them in the future.
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Government avoids signing the treaty with Lubicon Cree, denying their identity as a separate aboriginal nation.
A federal official decided that some band members were not Aboriginal people and their names were deleted from the band list. -
Oil was found on Lubicon land, where the Lubicons fish, trap, and hunt.
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Alberta begins to build an all weather road into Lubicon land without there consent. The Government said that the Lubicon don't have any rights to stop them.
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The United States looks for a new oil supply. After oil companies in the middle east cut off oil to the U.S and parts of Europe. Alberta is a good alternative, oil and gas is found in Lubicon land and becomes exceedingly valuable.
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The Lubicons file a caveat, because of the damage the government is doing. Alberta declines, and the matter ends up going to court.
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The all weather road is finished, the exploitation activity multiplies quickly, causing the animals to leave the area, which means the Lubicons can't fish, trap, or hunt like they used to.
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A Japan based company opens a pulp mill, close to the Peace river. 30,000 square kilometers was given to the company for logging rights, this is most of the Lubicon land.
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A pipeline from the gas and oil wells spills. Approximately 28,000 barrels of oil leak into the wetlands.
This was the largest spill in Alberta since 1975. -
The Lubicon land continues being leased to companies by the Government.