Title:
Oil Discoveries turning Indian lives upside down
Subjects:
Alberta--Petroleum
Lubicon Lake Indian Nation
Petroleum--Prospecting
Lubicon Lake Indian Nation
Petroleum--Prospecting
Object ID:
scr-023-002
Object Name:
scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London
Pubication Date:
06/08/1984
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
In Alberta, Canada the Lubicon Lake Indians are being impacted by the discovery of onshore oil. #1 million being pumped daily from the ground but the Indians are getting nothing. More than 400 wells have been drilled near the Lubicons' home. Indians claim deliberate attempt at genocide. There are 300 members in the tribe.
People:
Ivy, Randall
Smith, James
Summer, Joe
Trudeau, Pierre
Smith, James
Summer, Joe
Trudeau, Pierre
Search Terms:
Alberta, Canada oil
Lubicon Indians
Lubicon Indians