“I think the biggest thing for me, what I see from this book, is it's not just telling the story, but it can also be a how-to for other communities who are choosing to go down their own path, because it's not an easy road to go down. But once you begin down that path, you can find success.”
Windspeaker.comFort McKay Métis community stands strong in its history“We've always said that, in this community, to be able to understand where you want to go, you need to know where you come from. I think this book is a cornerstone in that,” said Ron Quintal, past president of the Fort McKay Métis Nation. Quintal was one of a number of people that non-Indigenous author Peter Fortna relied on to write The Fort McKay Métis Nation: A Community History. It was published last month by the University of Calgary Press. The book project was funded by the Fort McKay Métis Nation and the Alberta government.
