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Elsie Yanik at the 2019 Olympic Torch Ceremony

Elder Elsie Yanik on stage at the Olympic Torch Relay as a torch bearer, wearing an authentic Olympic tracksuit with red mittens with Canadian maple leaves on them, holding a white torch. Two mounted police stand behind her in red uniforms.

Date: 2009. Source: Fort McMurray Heritage Society

Elder Elsie Yanik represented the Wood Buffalo region as an official torchbearer for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The torch relay event was a 106-day run held from October 30, 2009, until February 12, 2010, leading up to the Games held in Vancouver, B.C.