Educational Archives | Women of the Nistawoyou

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.

Magazine article on Chief Dorothy McDonald-Hyde

A magazine article featuring Chief Dorothy McDonald-Hyde in 1985. Dorothy was an important figure in the Fort McKay First Nation community.

Lina Gallup Receives Award Recognition

Lina Gallup was one of the ten Indigenous women leaders recognized at the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre in December 2016.

Logo of Elsie Yanik School

The logo for the Elsie Yanik School. The school opened in honour of Elsie Yanik in 2017.

Elsie Cardinal at Conklin School in 1940

Elsie Cardinal with classmates at Conklin School. Elsie only spent six months schooling. After half a year, she spent the rest of her time educating herself to read […]

Bannock for Peace

Food served at the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre, including the most-craved menu item, bannock.

International Women’s Day at the Friendship Centre

Women gather together for International Women’s Day at the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre.

Jonathan Cardinal at the Friendship Centre

Jonathan Cardinal at the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre in 2017.

The Dorothy McDonald Business Centre

The Dorothy McDonald Business Centre opened in 2005. Dorothy was a special kind of leader who battled against injustice.

Chief Dorothy McDonald with Government Officials

Chief Dorothy McDonald at the Fort McKay Roadblock with Alberta Native Affairs Minister Milt Pahl and Lac la Biche MLA Norm Weiss -Jan 1983.

Painting by Jonathan Cardinal

Jonathan Cardinal’s inspiration for ‘My Star’ painting came from his grandmother who told him about looking up to the sky to find his own star. Not knowing about […]

Terry Garvin’s Presentation at the Friendship Centre

A picture of the participants during Terry Garvin’s photography presentation at the Friendship Centre of people and things about the Wood Buffalo Region. Included in the photo were […]