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Onion Lake Cree Nation to proceed with its legal challenge of Alberta sovereignty act
Another lawyer representing the community, Michael Marchen, said the sovereignty act is an effective derogation of Onion Lake ...
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Onion Lake Cree Nation presses ahead with legal challenge to Alberta’s Sovereignty Act
Chief Henry Lewis of Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) addresses the crowd during a press conference on Thursday, May 15, 2025, ...
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Alberta Sovereignty Act: Onion Lake Cree Nation moves forward with lawsuit against province
A Cree Nation near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border is pushing ahead with a lawsuit against the Alberta government, arguing ...
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First Nation to push ahead with legal challenge of Alberta government’s sovereignty act
The First Nation filed a statement of claim in 2022, but lawyer Robert Hladun says the community put it on pause, hoping for ...
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Onion Lake Cree Nation to proceed with its legal challenge of Alberta sovereignty act
But Onion Lake Cree Nation Chief Henry Lewis said that law has always been about undermining federal authority and asserting provincial control, which goes against his community's Treaty 6 ...
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Onion Lake Cree Nation to proceed with legal challenge of Alberta sovereignty act
But Onion Lake Cree Nation Chief Henry Lewis says it undermines his community's pre-existing treaty with the Crown. He announced the legal challenge is moving forward a day after Smith's government ...
Alberta Insider: First Nation taking province to court over sovereignty act
Initially filed in December, 2022, the First Nation claims Premier Danielle Smith’s Alberta Sovereignty within a United ...