© 2025 Peter Fortna
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Title: The Fort McKay Métis Nation : a community history / Peter Fortna.
Names: Fortna, Peter, author
Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20240528263 | Canadiana (ebook) 20240528301 | ISBN 9781773855912 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781773855929 (softcover) | ISBN 9781773855943 (PDF) | ISBN 9781773855950 (EPUB) | ISBN 9781773855936 (Open Access PDF)
Subjects: LCSH: Métis—Fort McKay First Nation—History. | LCSH: Métis—Alberta, Northern—History. | LCSH: Fort McKay First Nation—History.
Classification: LCC E78.A34 F67 2025 | DDC 971.23/2—dc23
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Copyediting by Kaitlin Littlechild
Cover image: “Fort MacKay, Alberta.”, [ca. 1917-1919], (CU181632) by Unknown. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.
Cover design, page design, and typesetting by Melina Cusano