This archive contains links to documents relating to Lubicon land rights' negotiations including Media Reports, Letters, Lubicon Nation mail-outs, Lubicon Land Settlement Agreement 1997 document, Lubicon Settlement Commmission of Review Final Report.
Document links are listed in reverse chronological order.
"No clear-cut answer -- Timber rights allocation on Lubicon land a worrisome development"
Mar 5, 2001: Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune
Lubicon Negotiations to Resume and Lubicon Demonstration on Parliament Hill
Sep 28/00: News Reports
Imposition of discriminatory social assistance policy by Federal Indian Affairs' Regional Office Officials in Alberta leads to suspension of talks, a two-month public battle, and an agreement to re-instate social assistance funding to Lubicons.
June 22 - Sep 6/00 : Correspondence, Letters, Resolutions, Media Reports
"Peace River anxious to see Lubicon settlement"
Mar 27/00 : Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune article
Negotiations Update January 2000
Jan 12/00 : FoL Web Posting & Edmonton Journal article
Negotiations Update December 31, 1999
Dec 31/99, FoL Web Posting
Talks with Province Postponed because of Lack of Progress with the Feds
Nov 4/99 : Two newspaper articles
"Lubicons, Government Back at Table"
Nov 1/99 : Grand Prairie Herald Tribune article
"Government Move Underhanded, Say Lubicon", re: Pending Timber Sale in Lubicon Traditional Territory
Aug 31/99 : Peace River Record Gazette article
Lubicon Position re: Pending Timber Sale in Lubicon Traditional Territory
Aug 25/99 : Chief Ominayak letter to Premier Klein article
Selling Out Lubicon Land Rights, Write Premier Klein & Daishowa re: Pending Timber Sale in Lubicon Traditional Territory
Aug 10, 1999 : Action Please
First Meeting with the Province
Aug 3/99 : Peace River Record-Gazette article
"Province Invited to Lubicon Land Negotiations"
Jun 22/99 : Peace River Record Gazette article
"Negotiations Update" June 1999
Jun /99, FoL Web Posting
Minister Questioned in Parliament about the Lubicons,
May 6/99 : Transcript
"Province Accused of Trying to Subvert Lubicon Land Rights", re: Pending Timber Sale in Lubicon Traditional Territory
Apr 5/99 : CBC Radio News Transcript
"Legal Wording for Band Membership Stymies Deal Makers"
Jan 12/99 : Peace River Record-Gazette article
Status of Lubicon-Federal Government Talks up until Mar 19/98
Peter Schwarzbauer web posting
Lubicon Land Settlement Agreement : Lubicon - Canada - Alberta September 17, 1997 is a document prepared by the Lubicon Nation containing Lubicon settlement proposals. The document is an updated version of a document prepared by the Lubicons and presented to the provincial government in 1990 and federal government in 1991. The 1990 document has been updated a few times in the interim before becoming the 1997 version.
Another Effort to Dismember the Lubicon Society -- Province appears associated with latest divide and conquer effort - the formation of a Lubicon dissident group called the Little Buffalo Cree, Jul 10, 1995 : Lubicon Nation Mailout
Feds Publicly Back Away from the Laboucan Family Initiative to Divide and Conquer Lubicon Society
Jun 23/94 : Lubicon Nation Mailout
Alberta Officials Fail to Mislead Austrian Ambassador about Lubicon Settlement Proposals
Jun 16/94 : Lubicon Mailout
The Dismemberment of the Lubicon Society by using "little bribes" to entice the Laboucan family to join another band, Mar 20, 1994 : Lubicon Nation Mailout
Province Agrees to Honour Previous Negotiation Commitments But Fails to Confirm in Writing
Jun 1/93, Lubicon Nation Mailout
Media Reports Relating to the Release of the Lubicon Settlement Commission of Review Final Report
Mar 19/93
Lubicon Settlement Commission of Review Final Report - Finds governments not negotiating in good faith while Lubicon settlement proposals are reasonable; recommends ways to address the impasse in negotiations. March 1993
Lubicons Reject 1992 Federal Offer as Inferior to 1989 "Take-it-or-leave-it" Offer.
Sep 25/92 : Lubicon Nation Mailout
Independent Citizens' Commission Established to Compare the Merits of Government & Lubicon Settlement Proposals and Recommend Ways to Move Negotiations Forward, May 21, 1992 : Lubicon Settlement Commission press release
Feds Ignore Lubicon Settlement Proposal and Table a Proposal Less Acceptable than 1989 "Take-it-or-leave-it" Offer.
Mar 20/92 : Lubicon Nation mailout
"A Helping Hand", re: Government's divide & conquer creation of a new "band" called the Woodland Cree in order to subvert Lubicon land rights, Dec 1991 : Saturday Night magazine article
Feds Invite Negotiations But Start Anti-Lubicon Propaganda Campaign -- Lubicons Table Settlement Proposal & Await Reaction , Nov 16/91 : Lubicon Nation mailout
Comparison of Lubicon Settlement Proposals with Other Contemporary Settlements
Jan 20/91 : Lubicon Nation Mailout
Lubicon Historical Overview to June 1989
Jun /89 : Lubicon Nation mail (about 225k in length)
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