Another lawyer representing the community, Michael Marchen, said the sovereignty act is an effective derogation of Onion Lake ...

Chief Henry Lewis of Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) addresses the crowd during a press conference on Thursday, May 15, 2025, ...

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 ...

The First Nation filed a statement of claim in 2022, but lawyer Robert Hladun says the community put it on pause, hoping for ...

A Cree Nation near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border is pushing ahead with a lawsuit against the Alberta government, arguing ...

EDMONTON — Alberta’s bill lowering the bar for a separation referendum has spurred a First Nation, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary, to push ahead with a legal challenge against the ...

Initially filed in December, 2022, the First Nation claims Premier Danielle Smith’s Alberta Sovereignty within a United ...

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 ...

Communities from B.C. to Manitoba are dealing with an early start to the wildfire season. First Nations focus on prevention ...