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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, […]

Medicine Wheel

The Medicine Wheel is a very important symbol among Indigenous cultures and represents their worldview. In relation to the Wood Buffalo Calf Woman legend, it represents the four […]

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.

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 […]

Bertha Clark-Jones Wins Jigging Contests

Bertha Clark-Jones often won at jigging contests. She loved to perform old-time dances and square dancing but especially loved to do the Red River Jig.

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 […]

Mary Rose “Granny” Lapoudre (Powder)

Mary Rose “Granny” Lapoudre (Powder), nee Cardinal, second to the left.

Scow Travel in the Boreal Forest

A scow was a flat type of boat used to freight goods from Athabasca to Fort McMurray and vice versa. The image is part of a calendar provided […]

Painting of The Seven Sacred Teachings

The Seven Sacred Teachings painting by Métis visual artist Claire Beaulieu-Antoine. Born and raised in the Wood Buffalo region, Claire started her journey in Fort Smith, Peace Point. […]

Katie Sanderson drying hides

One of the great skills Katie Sanderson demonstrated was trapping and preparing the fur for drying. She has sustained these skills for a considerable amount of time even […]

Portrait of Cecile Calliou

The painting of a traditional Indigenous woman, Cecile Calliou, was submitted by Lina Gallup.