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Old Photographs of Fort Dunvegan

Tyler Dixon — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:44:04 +0000

The Tsattine (Beaver) people have lived on the land in the Dunvegan area for thousands of years. The North West Company (NWC) arrived in 1805 and established a fur trading post on the banks of [...]

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Vintage Photos of a Horse Drawn Sleigh

Tyler Dixon — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000

Over the river and through the wood, To grandfather’s house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh, Through the white and drifted snow. ~Lydia M. Child The image [...]

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Vintage Photographs of the Canoe from across Alberta

Tyler Dixon — Thu, 21 May 2020 09:00:10 +0000

“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.” [...]

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Historic Photos of Dogsledding from Alberta

Tyler Dixon — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 09:00:56 +0000

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 [...]

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