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An Aboriginal Encampment Located Beside Lake Athabasca

A historic photo from the 1920s of camp set up with over four tents, canoes sit alongside the river with children around them.

Date: 1900- 1920. Source: Charles Stratton Collection, Fort McMurray Heritage Society

A typical Aboriginal encampment during the era. The photo included some habitation and canoes located beside Lake Athabasca. Two boys are by the canoes, and three people are walking by the Metis tents and on the beach.