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Lubicon Lake Cree Indian Band papers

 Collection
Identifier: 9171

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

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
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

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)