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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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The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.

Hudson's Bay Company
Community
Valleyview Municipal Library
Category
Place, Land and Territory
Summary
This collection of photographs contains historical images from the Sturgeon Lake and surrounding areas of Alberta, located on Treaty 8 Territory - home to Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation.

The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.

Our Buffalo Hunts
Community
Voices of Amiskwaciy
Category
History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Place, Land and Territory
Summary
A first hand account of one of the Métis people's last great buffalo hunts on the Alberta prairie

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The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.

Community
Lethbridge Public Library
Category
Kinship and Family Histories, Language, Culture and Worldviews, History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and Territory
Summary
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.

Fleshed Moose Hide Curing in PÎYÊSÎW WÂSKÂHIKAN
Community
Edmonton Public Library
Category
Skills and Teachings, Art and Artists
Summary
Sharing our Moose Hide Tanning Program Held in Summer and Fall 2022

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The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.

Survivor Portraits by Carol Wylie at EPL Exhibit
Community
Edmonton Public Library
Category
Kinship and Family Histories, People and Personal Stories

The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.

Community
Edmonton Public Library
Category
Language, Culture and Worldviews, Art and Artists
Summary
Introducing EPL's New Indigenous Event Series.
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Community
Richard Van Camp
Category
People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings
Summary
A collection of traditional knowledge about watching the sky with Archie Smith (Chipewyan), Rosalie Bourke, Dorothy "Dot" Desjarlais, Mary Cardianal (Cree), Fred Bealieu
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Community
Terry Lusty Media
Category
Art and Artists, Skills and Teachings
Summary
Moosehide Beaded Jacket and Caribou Beaded Gloves
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Community
The First Meetings Project
Category
Art and Artists, History and Resistance, Skills and Teachings
Summary
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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Community
Richard Van Camp
Category
Skills and Teachings
Summary
Tlicho Elder Rosa Mantla laughing at me :)
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Community
Richard Van Camp
Category
Skills and Teachings
Summary
Cherie Demaline, Metis author
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Community
Richard Van Camp
Category
Skills and Teachings
Summary
A great shot of Julie Flett and I