The George Gordon First Nation is suing the Canadian and Saskatchewan governments for $10 billion in land and energy resources.

The band entered into the George Gordon Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreement in 2008. The lawsuit claims the federal and provincial governments denied access to billions of dollars worth of potash and oil and gas lands during the negotiating process, The Regina Leader-Post reported.

"[T]here’s an obligation on the governments to find out from the First Nations whether they are interested in acquiring those lands first, which they did not do,” attorney Jeffrey R. W. Rath told the paper.

The Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development says it will fight the lawsuit.

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