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Lina’s Four Generations of Women in the Family

Lina Gallup with her daughter, granddaughter, and a great-granddaughter.

Elsie Yanik 2009 Olympic Torch Bearer

Elder Elsie Yanik was the final torch bearer in the Fort McMurray leg of the relay. The torch relay preceded the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

A Portrait of Five Generations

Five generations include Granny Powder, Katie Sanderson, Girty Castor, Shirley Sorge and baby Randal Sorge.

Teepees at Willow Lake

Teepees at Willow Lake, which became Gregoire Lake in 1940. This area is the traditional land for the Dene and Cree people of Woodland Cree and Chipewyan First […]

Map of Treaty 8 in 1899

Map of Cree and Chipewyan groups during the signing of Treaty 8 in 1899. Fort McMurray and much of northern Alberta fall under the jurisdiction of Treaty 8. […]

Jenny Flett at the 2009 Aboriginal Awareness Day

Jenny Flett at Keyano College for the 2009 Aboriginal Awareness Day. Jenny was a guest speaker at the event, which had the theme of honouring Elders. She was […]

Jenny Flett at the 2009 Aboriginal Awareness Day

Jenny Flett at Keyano for the 2009 Aboriginal Awareness Day. Jenny was a guest speaker at the event, which had the theme of honouring elders. She was 100 […]

Chief Dorothy McDonald

Dorothy McDonald, first female Chief of Fort McKay, and first female Chief in Alberta.