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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.
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Edmonton Public LibraryCategory
Culture and Worldviews, Skills and Teachings, Art and ArtistsSummary
Artist and Elder Jerry Saddleback, whose craftsmanship is featured in the Milner Library, discusses the process of traditional bow-making and its importance in Plains Cree culture.Story
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Edmonton Public LibraryCategory
Skills and TeachingsSummary
Interested in learning how to brew and bottle your own kombucha? In this Sustainable Kitchen class from December, 2020, Jessica Johns takes you through all the steps in making a homebrew batch, from steeping the tea to flavouring and bottling.
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Northern Lights Library SystemCategory
Kinship and Family Histories, People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings
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Richard Van Camp, Voices of AmiskwaciyCategory
Skills and TeachingsSummary
Henry Beaver showing us how to stop a storm in Fort Smith, NWT
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Community
Voices of the LandCategory
Culture and Worldviews, People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Art and ArtistsSummary
A Year of Learning, Discovery and Cultural Understanding on Reserve Land
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Edmonton Public LibraryCategory
Culture and Worldviews, People and Personal Stories, Skills and TeachingsSummary
In this video, we have recorded our online event with Dr. Lana Whiskyjack about her experiences with digital storytelling and the ethics behind it. 
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Community
Voices of AmiskwaciyCategory
History and Resistance, Skills and Teachings, Art and ArtistsSummary
This project includes the research and re-creation of the First Meetings between Alberta’s First Nations people and the French Voyageurs along the setting of Edmonton’s River Valley.
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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 prairie
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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. 
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Edmonton Public LibraryCategory
Skills and Teachings, Art and ArtistsSummary
Sharing our Moose Hide Tanning Program Held in Summer and Fall 2022
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MD of Opportunity #17Category
People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
Memories of life in Wabasca
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MD of Opportunity #17Category
People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Place, Land and TerritorySummary
Memories of Life in Calling Lake