Lubicon Lake Cree Indian Band papers
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Copies of correspondence, news clippings, and other documents pertaining to the Lubicon Lake Indian Nation's struggle with the Canadian government and various companies who were seeking to develop traditional Lubicon Cree lands. Press releases, letters, and articles discuss land claims, economic and social conditions, activism, and legal fights of the Lubicon Lake Cree Band. A couple of original clippings and magazine articles are also included. Includes a letter to Chief Bernard Ominayak from Mary Davis advising him of the collection's existance. Index included.
Dates
- 1981-1988.
Creator
- Lubicon Lake Indian Nation (Organization)
- Ominayak, Bernard, Chief. (Person)
- Huntington Free Library (Former owner, Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
The Lubicon Lake Cree Indian Band has been engaged in negotiations and efforts to settle their land claim since 1939. The Canadian Provincial Government had allowed the development of the land by oil companies and other industries which had lasting effects on the economy and social culture of the Lubicon Lake Band.
Extent
1.5 cubic feet. (1.5 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Copies of correspondence, news clippings, and other documents pertaining to the Lubicon Lake Indian Nation's struggle with the Canadian government and various companies who were seeking to develop traditional Lubicon Cree lands. Press releases, letters, and articles discuss land claims, economic and social conditions, activism, and legal fights of the Lubicon Lake Cree Band. A couple of original clippings and magazine articles are also included. Includes a letter to Chief Bernard Ominayak from Mary Davis advising him of the collection's existance. Index included.
Physical Description
Correspondence, Manuscripts, Newspapers, Printed Materials
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- Evan Fay Earle and Susie Husted
- Date completed:
- February 2006
- EAD encoding:
- Evan Fay Earle February 2006
- Date modified:
- Marcie Farwell, December 2018
- Cree Indians.
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America -- Alcohol use.
- Indians of North America -- Canada.
- Indians of North America -- Economic conditions.
- Indians of North America -- Government relations.
- Indians of North America -- Land tenure.
- Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc.
- Indians of North America -- Politics and government.
- Indians of North America -- Social conditions.
- Lubicon Lake (Alta. : Lake)
- Lubicon Lake Indian Nation
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Evan Fay Earle and Susie Husted
- Date
- February 2006
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu