Today, Onion Lake Cree Nation stood up for the promises made to our ancestors under Treaty 6.

Entered into by our ancestors nearly 30 years before Alberta became a province, Treaty 6 established sacred promises and rights that must be respected, protected and honoured for generations to ...come.

As one young member reminded us outside the courthouse: “I am the future our ancestors prayed for.”

Those powerful words speak to why we are taking this stand. This is about more than a court case. It is about protecting our rights, our way of life and the future of our children and grandchildren.

Watch Okimaw Pete Chief, Chief of Onion Lake Cree Nation, speak about why this matters.

Today and for future generations.

Following today's hearing on Alberta's Sovereignty Act, the Court has reserved its decision. But our commitment to defending our Treaty rights remains unchanged.

Today, Onion Lake Cree Nation leadership is in Edmonton as Alberta asks the Court to strike our legal challenge to the Sovereignty Act.

Our message is simple: Treaty 6 came before Alberta, and the promises made to our ancestors must be respected and honoured.

Our ancestors entered... into Treaty 6 in 1876 as a sovereign Nation. Those commitments remain central to our rights, our jurisdiction and our ability to determine our own future.

Alberta has not filed a Statement of Defence responding to our original claim. Instead, it is seeking to have the case dismissed before those important questions are examined on their merits.

We believe our concerns deserve to be heard.

We are standing up for our Treaty rights, our inherent jurisdiction and the generations who will come after us.

Protecting Alberta's interests and respecting Treaty rights should never be competing objectives.

Tomorrow, the Onion Lake Cree Nation will appear before the Alberta Court of King’s Bench.

At the heart of the case is a fundamental principle: treaty six came before Alberta and the promises made to the nations ancestors must be respected and honoured

Thanks to the Edmonton ...Journal for allowing us to shine a light on this very important proceeding.

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Tomorrow, the Onion Lake Cree Nation will appear before the Alberta Court of King’s Bench.

At the heart of the case is a fundamental principle: Treaty six came before Alberta and the promises made to the nations ancestors must be respected and honoured

Thanks to the Edmonton ...Journal for allowing us to shine a light on this very important proceeding

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Onion Lake Cree Nation is calling on our Community Members and Urban Members to come together in Edmonton on Friday, November 13, 2026, as OLCN appears before the Alberta Court of King’s Bench to defend our Treaty rights and inherent jurisdiction.

Alberta is seeking to dismiss Onion Lake... Cree Nation's legal challenge to the Sovereignty Act before the case can be heard on its merits.

We encourage our members to come out and show their support for our Nation, our Leadership, and the Treaty rights our ancestors fought to protect.

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CHARTER BUS INFORMATION
Thursday, November 12, 2026
Pick-Up Location: OLCN Arena Parking Lot
Meet at: 5:00 PM
Bus Departure: 6:00 PM SHARP
Overnight accommodations at the Urban House in Edmonton.

COURT APPEARANCE - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Alberta Court of King's Bench
1A Sir Winston Churchill Square NW, Edmonton, AB
Leadership Remarks: 9:15 AM
Court Hearing: 10:00 AM

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To our Urban Members already living in Edmonton, we encourage you to join us outside the courthouse Friday morning to stand alongside our Nation and Leadership.

Our ancestors entered into Treaty 6 in 1876, long before Alberta became a province. The commitments made through Treaty 6 must continue to be respected and honoured for generations to come.

This is about protecting our Treaty rights, our sovereignty, and the future of our children and grandchildren.

Please share this announcement with fellow OLCN Members and help spread the word!

Today, we came together at the Onion Lake Communiplex Hall for our Multicultural Remembrance Day Ceremony.

A day of reflection, respect, and gratitude as we honour the brave men and women who served and sacrificed for the freedoms we have today.

We remember their courage, their ...service, and the legacies they leave behind.

Lest We Forget.