Buildings & Structures Archives | Women of the Nistawoyou

Recognition Dinner for Women of Nistawoyou

A recognition dinner was held at the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre to honour 10 Indigenous women leaders in the Wood Buffalo region on December 13, 2016.

Teepee Beside the Lake in the Winter

A conical tent smokehouse for fish or meat.

Recognition Gifts for the Women of the Nistawoyou

Ten Indigenous women leaders were recognized as the Women of Nistawoyou on December 13, 2016, at the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre. Each woman received a certificate of recognition, […]

Sweat Lodge at Calling Lake

The sweat lodge is an important space where Indigenous people preserve their knowledge and cultural practices, passed on for several generations.

Trudie-Ann Plamondon Receives Award for Jenny Flett

Trudie-Ann Plamondon (Flett) accepted an award on behalf of Jenny Flett at the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre in Fort McMurray, 2016.

Composite High School Students at Women of Nistawoyou Exhibit Presentation

Composite High School students experienced a day of cultural learning as they participated in the Women of Nistawoyou exhibit in Fort McMurray, 2017.

Bertha Clark-Jones receives Officer of the Order of Canada award

Bertha Clark-Jones (Houle) received the insignia of Officer of the Order of Canada at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on February 22, 2008. Hon. Jean Chretien also received the […]

Dogsled Team on a Winter Carnival

Winter Carnival was a featured event in the Wood Buffalo region. It comprised of several activities that included a dogsledding competition. It was also where Katie Sanderson won […]

Women of the Nistawoyou Recognized by Community

Ten Indigenous women were recognized for their community leadership at the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre on December 13, 2016. The women are highlighted in the Women of the […]

Gail Gallupe Receives Award for Bertha Clark-Jones

Gail Gallupe received an award on behalf of her mother, Bertha Clark-Jones, from the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre in 2016. “My mother’s greatest desire is to ensure that […]

Family and friends of Nancy Woodward

Family and friends of Nancy Woodward joined together at a dance held by the Athabasca Tribal Council at the Quality Hotel in December 2016.

Elsie Yanik at the 2019 Olympic Torch Ceremony

Elder Elsie Yanik represented the Wood Buffalo region as an official torchbearer for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The torch relay event was a 106-day run held from […]