1876 to 1885, Chief Papaway (Lucky Man) Chief Lucky Man (inset) and members of his band Early History 1876 - Treaty 6 signed by many of the Plains Cree and the Government of Canada at Fort Carleton and Fort Pitt. The River People which included Chief Big Bear and Chief Little Pine remained outside of the treaties. Lucky Man was a headman in Chief Big Bear's band. 1879 - Lucky Man and Little Pine Bands adhere to Treaty 6 at Fort Walsh. Twenty-five lodges chose Lucky Man to represent them at the signing. 1880 - Lucky Man requested to locate in the neighborhood of Battleford. The Lucky Man Band had 754 members on pay list. 1881 - Lucky Man requested a reserve at Big Lake, 30 miles from Fort Walsh. 1883 - Indian people are ordered out of Fort Walsh area. Lucky Man and Little Pine are escorted to the Battleford area. 1884 - Lucky Man again requested a reserve adjacent to Poundmaker, Little Pine and Big Bear. The federal government fearing complications from a joint association of three bands refused the request. 1885 - North-West Rebellion - Both Lucky Man and Little Pine Bands are disrupted, with members scattering to the U.S. and elsewhere. 1886 - Remaining members of the Lucky Man and Little Pine Bands settle on Little Pine's Reserve.

1972 to Present (Chiefs Rod King and Andrew King) November 23, 1989 - Chief Andrew King of the Lucky Man Band signs the Official Transfer of Reserve Land. Lucky Man accepted the Treaty Six medals. 1972 - Rod King of Lucky Man Band researches Indian Agent's reports identifying Canada's failure to meet treat obligations. 1989 - Lucky Man Cree Nation agrees to the selection of a reserve, based on a membership population of 60 - 128 acres per person for a total of 7680 acres or 12 sections in the Thickwood Hills on the Meeting Lake community pasture. 1994 - Lucky Man Band requests the opinion of Thomas R. Berger, Q.C. regarding possible claims for additional reserve lands and compensation for loss of land use and failure to deliver treaty benefits. 1995 - Although Lucky Man Cree Nation agreed to the selection of the 1989 reserve, the Chief and Council continued to claim that the land was not enough to satisfy the treaty obligation. On July 7th, 1995, the Government of Canada rejected Lucky Man Cree Nation's request that their claim be accepted for negotiation. On December 13th, 1995, Lucky Man Cree Nation requested that their claim be referred to the Indian Claims Commission. Lucky Man Band's claim goes before the Indian Claims Commission (ICC). Chief Rod King and Prime Minister Jean Chretien at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on August 18, 1996. 1997 - Recommendation by ICC that all parties analyze paylists to establish actual Treaty Land Entitlement. The official response by the Honourable Ronald Irwin, then Minister of Indian Affairs. 1998 - Lucky Man Band questions Canada's paylist position and hires John Hay to prepare the band's position. 1999 - Lucky Man hires Cree Linguistic experts to decipher over 800 names on original paylists.

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