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Amiskwaciy
Amiskwaciy
Amiskwaciy translates to Beaver Hills in Cree, and did you know you live in the Beaver Hills Moraine?
This region has long been a meeting place for many Indigenous peoples. With its abundant resources including lakes, forests, and plains, the Beaver Hills was an area for Nations to rest and replenish during their travels in the spring and fall.
Many of the places in the County have Indigenous place names, such as:
Cooking Lake: Opiminowwasioo in Cree, which means "a cooking place"
Ministik: Meaning "Island" in Cree
Hastings Lake: Akakakwatikh in Cree, which means "the lake that does not freeze.”
Metis Settlements and Families of Strathcona County
Metis Settlements and Families of Strathcona County
Métis families have long been a part of Strathcona County. A number of families moved from previously established Métis settlements such as St. Albert, Lac St. Anne, and St. Boniface. During and after the unrest at the Red River Settlement, numerous Métis families traveled west and settled in the southeast part of the County.
August(us/ine) and Josepthe Gladue were one of the original families to settle in the Hasting Lake area. The family had a functioning ranch and built their distinct Log Cabin in 1891, the oldest standing building in the County, where they raised their children.
The Gladue's Log Cabin from 1891. Renovated by Mr.McFall in the 1970's.
Beaver Hills Biosphere
Raising of the Treaty 6 Flag in Sherwood Park 2019
Treaty 6 Medallion. Treaty 6 was signed on August 23rd, 1876.
Title Photo: Strathcona County Museum & Archives ARCH018822 - James Bird's Camp in Clover Bar & Chief James, April 18, 1909
- The Bird family were active in the fur trade at Fort Edmonton and other Northern posts
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