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Category: Transportation

Sled Dogs Pulling Toboggan

Sled Dogs Pulling Toboggan

Dogsledding was a method of winter travel developed by northern Indigenous peoples.
Canoes on the Athabasca River

Canoes on the Athabasca River

The Athabasca River is the longest in Alberta and is meaningful to Indigenous peoples as it’s one of the earliest transportation routes to travel corridors through the Rocky […]
Transportation in the North

Transportation in the North

Dog teams were the primary mode of travel during the winter season for Indigenous people, and sleds were used well into the early 1970s in the Wood Buffalo […]
Dogsled Team on a Winter Carnival

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 […]
An Aboriginal Encampment Located Beside Lake Athabasca

An Aboriginal Encampment Located Beside Lake Athabasca

A typical Aboriginal encampment during the era. The photo included some habitation and canoes located beside Lake Athabasca. Two boys are by the canoes, and three people are […]