First Nation creates essay contest to 'challenge the history' of Wood Buffalo National Park
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 2:54 pm
First Nation creates essay contest to 'challenge the history' of Wood Buffalo National Park:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -1.6592261
An essay contest created by a First Nation in northern Alberta aims to teach young people about the fraught history of Wood Buffalo National Park in its 100th anniversary year — and make sure the next generation remembers what happened to its people.
The contest asks young people ages 16 to 21 to write an essay or poem, or use video or another medium, to discuss the history of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation's expulsion from Wood Buffalo National Park.
The park was established in 1922 to protect the last remaining herd of wood bison. Straddling the border between Alberta and the Northwest Territories, Wood Buffalo is Canada's largest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -1.6592261
An essay contest created by a First Nation in northern Alberta aims to teach young people about the fraught history of Wood Buffalo National Park in its 100th anniversary year — and make sure the next generation remembers what happened to its people.
The contest asks young people ages 16 to 21 to write an essay or poem, or use video or another medium, to discuss the history of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation's expulsion from Wood Buffalo National Park.
The park was established in 1922 to protect the last remaining herd of wood bison. Straddling the border between Alberta and the Northwest Territories, Wood Buffalo is Canada's largest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.