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Vintage Photographs of the Canoe from across Alberta

May 21, 2020 Tyler Dixon

“In the history of watercraft, the canoe of the Aboriginal Peoples is perhaps the ultimate expression of elegance and function. All its parts come from nature, and when it is retired, it returns to nature.” […]

Historic Photos of Dogsledding from Alberta

January 16, 2020 Tyler Dixon

Before the invention of automobiles and snowmobiles, winter travel was exceedingly difficult. Northern Indigenous people developed a more convenient mode of winter transport, the dogsled. At its most basic, a team of dogs, typically between […]