Indigenous and Rural Relations

(Fort McMurray, AB – Sept. 22, 2022) All are invited to join a Community Gathering and Walk to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.

The gathering...

(Fort McMurray, AB – Sept. 1, 2022) – Join the It’s Time to Read Book Club in September as it explores Black Water, a memoir about intergenerational trauma and healing...

Mikisew Cree First Nation, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Fort Chipewyan Métis Nation, the Municipality and other community and government partners are working closely to support...

Explore meaningful ways to enhance and guide your personal reconciliation journey

(Fort McMurray, AB – August 15, 2022) –Explore Indigenous culture and language and learn the area’s...

Community Investment Program (CIP) Grant applications have opened. The CIP program helps social profit organizations deliver programs, projects, and events, and supports cultural...

(Fort McMurray, AB – June 23, 2022) A Council tour of Janvier and Conklin will conclude with a Special Council Meeting on Monday, June 27. It will mark the first time since 2019...

Update: June 20, 2022

The work at the Janvier Water Treatment Plant is finished. The Municipality successfully flushed the distribution system and collected bacteriological samples...

All are invited to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with Burgers and Bannock in the Park from 12 to 2 p.m. at Shell Place.

Organized in cooperation with Indigenous partners,...

Participate in weekly contest for a chance to win special items purchased from local Indigenous artisans and companies

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo...

Indigenous flags are now permanently flying at a Municipal facility in Fort Chipewyan —the Sonny Flett Aquatic Centre— as a visual reminder to recognize and honour that the land...

Learn more about the Act’s cruel, enduring impact on generations of Indigenous Peoples

Join the It’s Time to Read Book Club in June as it commemorates National Indigenous History...

Introducing the Wood Buffalo Age-Friendly Work Plan 2021-2024

As Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo’s population ages, the Municipality along with the Advisory Committee on Aging (ACoA),...

The Municipality unveiled Indigenous Reconciliation Artworks in Council Chambers during a special ceremony held April 25.

Originally stemming from a Council motion in 2019, the...

Stabbed by soldier at 1990 Oka Crisis, Mohawk activist went on to achieve Olympic dreams and champion reconciliation as a practice

The next speaker in the Indigenous Speaker...

At a recent event in Fort McMurray, Mayor Bowman says he caught Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam by surprise. Mayor Bowman greeted Chief Adam in Dene by asking...