Historic 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.

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, […]

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.

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 […]

Newspaper Article from the Fort McMurray Today

A Fort McMurray Today newspaper article from January 14, 1983, on Chief Dorothy McDonald-Hyde and her involvement with the Fort McKay (MacKay) roadblock.

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 […]

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 […]

Descendants Receive Award for Granny Powder

Granny Powder’s descendants received an award on her behalf and on behalf of her daughter Katie Sanderson at the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre in December 2016. Mary Rose […]

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.