Revisiting Métis history along the Athabasca River – Fort McMurray Today
August 27, 2015
Sitting by the fire with his cousin Dave Waniandy, Bill Loutitt told me the importance of the McMurray Métis canoe trip down the Athabasca River from Fort McKay to Fort Chipewyan.
“The big thing that I see is, the relationships you’re building with other nations, whether it’s
Mikisew Cree, or [Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation], or the Métis, or the non-Aboriginal people,” he said.
Most of the people on the trip are those who already know the river, or live nearby, he acknowledged.
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