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Big Land Claim battle in southern Alberta wraps up in Federal Court – CBC

by pmnationtalk on December 7, 2018452 Views

Blood Tribe believes its reserve rightfully stretches into Cardston and Waterton Lakes National Park

December 06, 2018

A judge in Calgary is hearing the final arguments in a long-running Indigenous land claim that affects a large swath of territory in southern Alberta.

Lawyers representing the Crown and the Blood Tribe wrapped up their cases Thursday in what’s become known as the Big Land Claim at Federal Court.

The band already occupies the largest reserve in Canada, stretching 1,400 square kilometres across the southwestern Alberta prairie, from west of Lethbridge south to Cardston.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/blood-tribe-court-federal-land-dispute-claim-alberta-kainai-1.4934806

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