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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 […]

Women of Nistawoyou Flyer

The Women of Nistawoyou flyer was created on Oct 22, 2017, to ask for the participation of the community in nominating important Indigenous women that impacted the growth […]

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 […]

Virtual Exhibit in the Connect Newspaper

The call for nomination of Indigenous women leaders from the region was featured in the former Fort McMurray Connect newspaper in October 2017.

The Voice of Alberta Native Women’s Society

Bertha Clark-Jones was a great organizer, this was likely her office for the Voice of Alberta Native Women’s Society that was in the old Fort McMurray General Hospital, […]

Princess Pageant of Native Women’s Voices of Alberta

One of the ideas that Bertha Clark-Jones promoted as she organized the Native Women’s Voices of Alberta was the Princess Pageant. Bertha believed that Indigenous women and girls […]

Girty Sanderson with her Sisters

Girty Sanderson with her sisters in the 1940s. The girls were playing with dogs and sitting among hunting satchels and a gun. A very carefree way of spending […]

Flyer for Honouring Ten Women Indigenous Leaders

On Dec 13, 2016, 10 Indigenous Women Leaders were recognized to be included in the Virtual Exhibit entitled the Women of Nistawoyou, the event was held at the […]

Terry Garvin’s Presentation Flyer

Terry Garvin’s Presentation: The People and the Boreal Forest.

Community Engagement in School Flyer

As part of the Women of Nistawoyou Virtual Exhibit project on April 25, 2017, the Women of Nistawoyou material was displayed at the Composite High School wherein different […]