Local Indigenous history the focus of new group [Video]

A group of Indigenous elders, archaeologists and scholars have come together to explore historically significant sites pertaining to Indigenous ancestry.

The elders from the Touchwood Agency Tribal Council have been in talks with academics over a number of years, exchanging information of sites they would like to visit.

Robert Losey, an archaeologist from the University of Alberta, said it is honour to accompany the elders to the sites.

“They share their knowledge of these places and we share a little bit that we know with them and we both learn in the process,” he said.

In September, the group met for the first time to explore a ravine near the town of Craven.

Before European contact, the ravine was once used as a winter camping ground for Indigenous groups passing through.

Since then, information about the site and its importance have been passed down through oral history in Indigenous communities …