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Remembering Our Relations

Dënesųłıné Oral Histories of Wood Buffalo National Park

by (author) Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation

with Sabina Trimble & Peter Fortna

Publisher
University of Calgary Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2023
Category
Native American, Prairie Provinces (AB, MB, SK), General

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781773854113
    Publish Date
    Dec 2023
    List Price
    $34.99

  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781773854120
    Publish Date
    Dec 2023
    List Price
    $64.99

  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781773854151
    Publish Date
    Dec 2023
    List Price
    $17.99

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Description

Wood Buffalo National Park is located in the heart of Dénesųłıuné homelands, where Dene people have lived from time immemorial. Central to the creation, expansion, and management of this park, Canada 's largest at nearly 45, 000 square kilometers, was the eviction of Dénesųłıuné people from their home, the forced separation of Dené families, and restriction of their Treaty rights.

 

Remembering Our Relations tells the history of Wood Buffalo National Park from a Dene perspective and within the context of Treaty 8. Oral history and testimony from Dene Elders, knowledge-holders, leaders, and community members place Dénesųłıuné voices first. With supporting archival research, this book demonstrates how the founding, expansion, and management of Wood Buffalo National Park fits into a wider pattern of promises broken by settler colonial governments managing land use throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

 

By prioritizing Dénesųłıuné histories Remembering Our Relations deliberately challenges how Dene experiences have been erased, and how this erasure has been used to justify violence against Dénesųłıuné homelands and people. Amplifying the voices and lives of the past, present, and future, Remembering Our Relations is a crucial step in the journey for healing and justice Dénesųłıuné peoples have been pursuing for over a century.

About the authors

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation's profile page

Sabina Trimble's profile page

Peter Fortna is a historical and traditional land use consultant in the Fort McMurray area. His research interests include Aboriginal history, traditional environmental knowledge, and public history. He was also the co-organizer for "The West and Beyond: Historians Past, Present and Future" conference, on which The West and Beyond is based.

Peter Fortna's profile page

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