Browse Stories
This site contains a myriad of stories, knowledge and experiences of Indigenous peoples in Alberta. Indigenous peoples in Alberta come from diverse cultures, languages, and communities. Voices of the Land includes joyous, celebratory, difficult, and traumatic stories, all of which are authentic and important.
Search
Sort
Community
- MD of Opportunity #17 (13) Apply MD of Opportunity #17 filter
- Lethbridge Public Library (4) Apply Lethbridge Public Library filter
- Northern Lights Library System (2) Apply Northern Lights Library System filter
- Voices of Amiskwaciy (2) Apply Voices of Amiskwaciy filter
- Edmonton Public Library (1) Apply Edmonton Public Library filter
- Terry Lusty Media (1) Apply Terry Lusty Media filter
Protocol
- MD of Opportunity #17 Public (13) Apply MD of Opportunity #17 Public filter
- Piitoyiss Indigenous Services Team (4) Apply Piitoyiss Indigenous Services Team filter
- Fishing Lake Métis Settlement Digital Stories 2011-2012 (2) Apply Fishing Lake Métis Settlement Digital Stories 2011-2012 filter
- Voices of Amiskwaciy Project (2) Apply Voices of Amiskwaciy Project filter
- Edmonton Public Library - Public (1) Apply Edmonton Public Library - Public filter
- Terry Lusty Media (Public) (1) Apply Terry Lusty Media (Public) filter
Category
- Place, Land and Territory
- People and Personal Stories (21) Apply People and Personal Stories filter
- Culture and Worldviews (10) Apply Culture and Worldviews filter
- Skills and Teachings (10) Apply Skills and Teachings filter
- Kinship and Family Histories (8) Apply Kinship and Family Histories filter
- History and Resistance (7) Apply History and Resistance filter
- Language (6) Apply Language filter
- Indigenous Governance and Economies (2) Apply Indigenous Governance and Economies filter
- Art and Artists (1) Apply Art and Artists filter
Story
Community
Voices of AmiskwaciyCategory
History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
A first hand account of one of the Métis people's last great buffalo hunts on the Alberta prairieContent Warning
The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.
Video Player
Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found
Download File: https://plsb.s3.amazonaws.com/videos_encoded/1736.mp4?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA5JNCWY5KDJQR2BYH%2F20250330%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250330T011220Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=5cb0d76839a1e3e6ccf76d7ec1628a0fcab6aec7ca33b08299da1e5b403f0f0500:00
00:00
Story
Community
Lethbridge Public LibraryCategory
Kinship and Family Histories, Language, History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
Sharing our voices and truths; Survivors of residential school and their families who want to digitize their story, history, knowledge, teachings, memories, genealogy, resilience, traditions and healing. The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.
Content Warning
The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.
Audio Player
Story
Community
Lethbridge Public LibraryCategory
Kinship and Family Histories, Language, Culture and Worldviews, History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
Sharing our voices and truths; Survivors of residential school and their families who want to digitize their story, history, knowledge, teachings, memories, genealogy, resilience, traditions and healing. The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.
Content Warning
The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School, Sixties scoop.
Video Player
Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found
Download File: https://plsb.s3.amazonaws.com/videos_encoded/1743.mp4?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA5JNCWY5KDJQR2BYH%2F20250330%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250330T011220Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=11ec8e3834e762e33cb12eaddde90716052c042500bd2c25e81d965ca840befb00:00
00:00
Story
Community
Lethbridge Public LibraryCategory
Kinship and Family Histories, Language, Culture and Worldviews, History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
Sharing our voices and truths; Survivors of residential school and their families who want to digitize their story, history, knowledge, teachings, memories, genealogy, resilience, traditions and healing.The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School, Sixties scoop.
Video Player
Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found
Download File: https://plsb.s3.amazonaws.com/videos_encoded/1738.mp4?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA5JNCWY5KDJQR2BYH%2F20250330%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250330T011220Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=4c26e26df15a67b2e4d0776453a7eed346bcd85433b4117811edc101a29884eb00:00
00:00
Story
Community
Lethbridge Public LibraryCategory
Kinship and Family Histories, Language, Culture and Worldviews, People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
Sharing our voices and truths; Survivors of residential school and their families who want to digitize their story, history, knowledge, teachings, memories, genealogy, resilience, traditions and healing.
Video Player
Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found
Download File: https://plsb.s3.amazonaws.com/videos_encoded/1437.mp4?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA5JNCWY5KDJQR2BYH%2F20250330%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250330T011220Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=3bfea38199aaee6065aa983e3f61575adbfb768b5d98f5f8c7e521e520d4d2dd00:00
00:00
Story
Community
MD of Opportunity #17Category
People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
Memories of Life in Red Earth Creek
Video Player
Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found
Download File: https://plsb.s3.amazonaws.com/videos_encoded/1020.mp4?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA5JNCWY5KDJQR2BYH%2F20250330%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250330T011220Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=6b91b491a1b63b0e8a51c5eeca5fcf4c1f692657b3e466f335dc63863d045c7800:00
00:00
Story
Community
MD of Opportunity #17Category
People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
Memories of life in Wabasca
Video Player
Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found
Download File: https://plsb.s3.amazonaws.com/videos_encoded/1376.mp4?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA5JNCWY5KDJQR2BYH%2F20250330%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250330T011220Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=ecf48ddb078446b03987553eca657bd1424dc244c23a18c3667bf3da5321459700:00
00:00
Story
Community
MD of Opportunity #17Category
People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
Memories of Life in Calling Lake
Video Player
Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found
Download File: https://plsb.s3.amazonaws.com/videos_encoded/1590.mp4?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA5JNCWY5KDJQR2BYH%2F20250330%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250330T011220Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=b79c740a0ac471ab7e5dc8ab410ebb6f1e87b4223a295b9bc7a78b935b9790ce00:00
00:00
Story
Community
Northern Lights Library SystemCategory
Kinship and Family Histories, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
A story about John MacLean, told by his grandson.
Video Player
Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found
Download File: https://plsb.s3.amazonaws.com/videos_encoded/1594.mp4?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA5JNCWY5KDJQR2BYH%2F20250330%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250330T011220Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=e0bf6660bff0e3d8e8e770e910bd40a18e531af7949e9304e539eeda2a27a8ba00:00
00:00
Story
Community
Northern Lights Library SystemCategory
Kinship and Family Histories, History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
A story of the Parenteau family and their relationship to the Fishing Lake Metis Settlement.
Video Player
Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found
Download File: https://plsb.s3.amazonaws.com/videos_encoded/1239.mp4?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA5JNCWY5KDJQR2BYH%2F20250330%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250330T011220Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=29eef34f91ae26f58aee45f24a5d031d8fa8099bbc55ce26e861b04648a834c900:00
00:00
Story
Community
MD of Opportunity #17Category
People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
Memories of life in Athabasca
Video Player
Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found
Download File: https://plsb.s3.amazonaws.com/videos_encoded/1243.mp4?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA5JNCWY5KDJQR2BYH%2F20250330%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250330T011220Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=4d558ea409d40ac2418123b15e046f68fe7c480582f8ccfaf4c632ce9f94110700:00
00:00
Story
Community
MD of Opportunity #17Category
Culture and Worldviews, People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
Memories of life in Calling Lake