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Elsie Yanik Among Friends

Elsie Yanik sitting beside Terry Garvin, author and photographer, and Lina Gallup in her living room in Fort McKay.

A Portrait of Five Generations

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

Dorothy fishing with her family

To understand the context of Dorothy’s fight for the land and heritage, she knew the importance of the river and its sustainability to the community.

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 […]

An Aboriginal Family in Front of a Log Cabin

A postcard of an unidentified Aboriginal family with four children sitting in front of a log cabin. The photograph was taken by Albert Riedel, one of the earliest citizens […]

Chief Dorothy McDonald

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