‘Huge milestone:’ Ceremony marks land deal for Lubicon Lake First Nation
LITTLE BUFFALO, Alta. — Their story of poverty and neglect went from northern Alberta to the world and on Tuesday decades of determination paid off when the Lubicon Lake Cree signed a long-awaited treaty with Canada.
Band member Denise Ominayak could hardly believe it.
“I’m excited, I’m happy, but I’m still asking myself, ‘Is this really happening?’”
Ominayak was one of dozens of band members who crowded into the tiny school gym in Little Buffalo as federal, provincial and band officials signed a deal expected to change everything in the community of about 640.