Treaty 6 chiefs win support from House of Lords
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A trip to London, England by a group of Treaty Six chiefs to lobby support from the British government proved more successful than expected.
The delegation of 25 chiefs from Western Canada won the support of 10 British MPs and lords in their fight with Ottawa over treaty recognition, Beaver Lake Chief Alphonse Lameman said.
The House of Lords agreed to form an all-party committee on Aboriginal peoples and advance a motion in parliament calling upon the British and Canadian governments to endorse a conference on Indian treaties.
