Assignment task:
More than 2,600 oil and gas wells have been drilled on Lubicon Cree land in northern Alberta, Canada. This intensive development has taken place against the wishes of the Lubicon people and has had tragic consequences for their society and livelihoods. There are fears that even more destructive forms of extraction are planned for the future. Unlike most Indigenous peoples in the region, the Lubicon Cree have never entered into a treaty with the Canadian government. Since the 1970s, when their land was first targeted for intensive oil development, the Lubicon Cree have tried without success to establish legal recognition of their land rights through court actions and negotiations. The last talks with the federal government broke down in 2003. Despite the ongoing land dispute, Alberta's provincial government has issued oil, gas, and mineral leases covering more than 6,750 km2, or almost 70 per cent of Lubicon territory. Approximately 100 new wells are drilled each year. The construction of roads, pipelines, and other infrastructure for oil and gas exploration, transportation, and processing has caused extensive damage to the natural environment. According to the source, the fact that no treaty has been signed between the Lubicon Cree and the Canadian government has directly resulted in Select one: O a. a loss of collective rights for the Lubicon Cree O b. the destruction of the environment O c. a loss of fundamental individual rights for the Lubicon Cree O d. the destruction of the environment and the way of life of the Lubicon