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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 […]

Terry Garvin’s Presentation Flyer

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

Quilt of the Seven Sacred Teachings

Marilou Ross is part of the women working group initiative from the Friendship Centre. Josephine Eric challenged her to create a quilt based on the 7 sacred teachings […]

Cookie with the Family

Family picture of Kay Loutitt with children and grandchildren at the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre on December 13, 2016. Kay is holding the feather she received as part […]

Kay Waniandy Loutitt

“I just worked making the little lunches and stuff. I started cooking there, cooking lunches and serving lunches. I worked there for about eight years I just make […]

Elsie Cardinal

Elsie Cardinal is very proud of her children and grandchildren. She wishes that they will continue to study and attain their worthwhile goals in life through proper education.

Mary Rose “Granny” Lapoudre (Powder)

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

Granny Powder with her great-grandchild, Randy Sorge

Mary Rose Lapoudre (Cardinal) enjoyed spending time with her great-grandchildren. She was also the midwife that helped deliver them.

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. […]

Community members recognize the Women of the Nistawoyou in Fort McMurray, Alberta, on December 13, 2016.

The Women of the Nistawoyou virtual exhibit were highlighted with Kay Loutit, Lina Gallup and Elsie Cardinal present to accept certificates.