Remembering Our Relations: Dënesųłıné Oral Histories of Wood Buffalo National Park

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Sabina Trimble Peter Fortna

Remembering Our Relations

Dënesųłıné Oral Histories of Wood Buffalo National Park

Sabina Trimble, Peter Fortna, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation

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University of Calgary Press
10 December 2023

History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Oral history; Colonialism & imperialism

Wood Buffalo National Park is located in the heart of Dénesųłıuné homelands, where Dené 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 Dené perspective and within the context of Treaty 8. Oral history and testimony from Dené 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 Dené 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.

By: Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
With: Sabina Trimble, Peter Fortna
Imprint: University of Calgary Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9781773854120
ISBN 10: 1773854127
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 10 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation are a Dené community who have resided within and moved across their territories since time immemorial. They are the Etthen eldeli Dené, a name that points to the vastness of their homeland based on the historical migratory patterns of the barren ground caribou, and the K'ai Taileéé Dené, a name that signifies deep-rooted connection with the rich landscapes at the delta of the Peace and Athabasca rivers. Peter Fortna is a co-owner and principal at Willow Springs Strategic Solutions, a social sciences and humanities research consultancy based in Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 Territories. He has worked with a number of Indigenous communities across capacities, including historical and community-based research, heritage resource planning, and regulatory and strategic advice. Sabina Trimble is a research director at Willow Springs Strategic Solutions. She has worked with Xwélmexw communities in S'ólh Téméw to build digital storymaps of traditional and reserve territories for public education and community planning. Her academic research explores the complex roles that settler philanthropy has played in the landscape of colonial relations in Canada both past and present.