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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · 22d

Their lived experience is at the core of decolonization. If you would like to download your own copy of this research project, published by @ucalgarypress.bsky.social you can visit the link below or ask for it at your favourite independent bookstore. press.ucalgary.ca/books/978177... #landback #ymm

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · 22d

rivileged to be able to attend Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation's Decolonizing Land and Water Summit, facilitating conversation with ACFN Knowledge Holders Alice Rigney and Jimmy Deranger about the book: Remembering Our Relations: Dënesųłıné Oral Histories of Wood Buffalo National Park.

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Shirley Tillotson @stillots1.bsky.social · 27d

Part 2 of my #cdnhist thread on why it's bad history (and otherwise problematic) to say "“In the 1950s, high incomes were taxed at 90%, and government had abundant revenue. Our top rates are too low now. Raise them. Problem solved.”

Here's a link to part 1 bsky.app/profile/stil...

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Shirley Tillotson @stillots1.bsky.social · 27d

"In the 1950s, high incomes were taxed at 90%, and government had abundant revenue. Our top rates are too low now. Raise them. Problem solved."

As a Cdn tax historian, I find this popular idea irritating. Equality of sacrifice? Sure! Abundant public revenue? Yay! But how?

A 🧵 w/sources #cdnhist

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Aug 21

I guess it's a good thing that Canada's billionaires are racing to buy the HBC Charter to share with the great unwashed. Perhaps, with their newfound love of #cdnhist, they can now donate $ to provincial and national archives to make our history available to all.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Billionaire David Thomson wants to buy Hudson's Bay charter, donate it to Manitoba Archives | CBC News

Two of Canada's richest families appear poised for a battle over one of the country's most famed documents.

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Aug 15

Excited to be with our friends the Fort McKay #Métis Nation at their Metis Days celebration. Sharing copies of the recently completed book. If you can't make it down, remember you can buy or download your own copy from the @ucalgarypress.bsky.social here: press.ucalgary.ca/books/978177... #cdnhist

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · Aug 12

Danielle Smith’s bizarre and dangerous experiment in vaccine rationing begins. albertapolitics.ca/2025/08/dani...

Danielle Smith’s bizarre and dangerous experiment in vaccine rationing begins - Alberta Politics

Alberta’s bizarre and dangerous experiment in vaccine rationing began yesterday with the appearance of a website where Albertans can register to be considered for COVID-19 immunization sometime in the...

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Tina Adcock @tinaadcock.bsky.social · Jul 31

It was MINING & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE week in my Canadian #envhist seminar today. Below is a short thread about what we read and watched ⛏️⚖️🧵

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Aug 1

We have a roundup of the last 4 conversations of Season 5 of NiCHE Conversations w/ @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social

Find convos w/ Crystal Gail Fraser, @jdunkin.bsky.social, @ramya.bsky.social, Parineeta Dandekar, @peterfortna.bsky.social, & @arnkeeling.bsky.social

niche-canada.org/2025/08/01/n...

NiCHE Conversations Roundup #21

Find conversations about land, water, and Indigenous knowledge in the final four convos of Season Five of NiCHE Conversations with Jessica DeWitt

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jul 27

If you require historical evidence defending your First Nation's rights, please do not hesitate to reach out for support.

Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jul 27

In their decision, Justice Strickland specifically relied on our expert report to inform the Court. As noted by Witten Law, the decision helps to entrench a Nation's ability to develop and uphold their own Election codes. Witten's full analysis can be found here:

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jul 27

Pleased to have provided evidence in the Wayne Cunningham v Sucker Creek First Nation 150A, 2025 FC 1174 which upheld the First Nation's Customary Election Regulation. decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisi...

Cunningham v. Sucker Creek First Nation 150A - Federal Court

decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · Jul 21

Smoke: the new reality in summertime

Canadians need to start adapting to the toxic stew coming off of wildfires

www.theglobeandmail.com

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Jul 19

Our NiCHE Conversation with @peterfortna.bsky.social is now available on YouTube!

Fortna joined @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss the impact of the oil sand industry on the Athabasca River, forcing downstream communities to adapt.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx7S...

#envhist #cdnhist #oilsands

NiCHE Conversations 5.15: Athabasca River, Indigenous Knowledge & Adapting to Danger w/ Peter Fortna

YouTube video by Network in Canadian History & Environment - NiCHE

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jul 17

But sure if the end goal is to create an asset that will provide investors secure dividends for the next 20-50 years by deferring and nationalizing environmental, social, and Indigenous debts, yes the #oilsands are clearly a winner.

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jul 17

And if that wasn't enough, #oilsands companies now expect the #cdnpoli to subsidize any industry attempts to mitigate their environmental and social footprint. How quickly they forget that it was the Liberal party that spent $30b buying their last pipeline. share.google/p74gFVNMg1Hp...

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jul 17

And this does not even considers the impacts #oilsands have had (and continues to have) on local Indigenous groups that have been forced to adapt to danger, reorienting their whole way of life (contrary to treaty promises protect by the cdn Constitution) share.google/prY7Ut3deEal...

The Athabasca River, Indigenous Knowledge, and Adapting to Danger

Downstream Indigenous communities distrust tailings management due to decades of contamination, health impacts, and government-industry dismissal of their concerns.

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jul 17

Sector layoffs have been part of the ugly truth in the #oilsands for ten years +. Mergers, acquisitions & "cost efficiencies" have led to thousands of layoffs and the hollowing of the business. Human impact is real as Ft Mc homes are worth half what they were in 2024.

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jul 17

Isn't it funny how #oilsands corporations are rewarded by the investing class. The #ableg really needs to reconsider their benefit as they nationalize and defer billions of dollars of environmental, social, and Indigenous liabilities. share.google/KwC6gRKDYWVo...

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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · Jul 8

MA student Maegan Ellis's book review of "The Fort McKay Métis Nation: A Community History" was published in @activehist.bsky.social today:
activehistory.ca/blog/2025/07...
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A Review of Peter Fortna’s The Fort McKay Métis Nation: A Community History

Ultimately, The Fort McKay Métis Nation: A Community History makes a vital contribution to Métis historiography and to the growing body of scholarship that centers Indigenous voices in historical r…

activehistory.ca

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jul 8

A kind review of #FortMcKay #Metis Nation: A Community History by Maegan Ellis on @ActiveHist.

ActiveHistory.ca @activehist.bsky.social · Jul 8

Join Maegan Ellis as she reviews Peter Fortna’s The Fort McKay Métis Nation: A Community History.

A Review of Peter Fortna’s The Fort McKay Métis Nation: A Community History

Ultimately, The Fort McKay Métis Nation: A Community History makes a vital contribution to Métis historiography and to the growing body of scholarship that centers Indigenous voices in historical r…

activehistory.ca

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jul 3

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is hosting a summit on Decolonizing Land and Water next fall. Check it out! acfn.com/decolonizing... #landback #decolonization #landback #decolonization

Decolonizing Land and Water Summit | Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jul 3

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is hosting a summit on Decolonizing Land and Water next fall. Check it out! acfn.com/decolonizing... #landback #decolonization

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jun 19

You can watch with your Instagram account by following the link below.

www.instagram.com/reel/DLF3iyx...

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jun 19

Live today over on Instagram! Hope to chat with you there!

NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Jun 14

Our next NiCHE Conversation will be on Thursday, June 19th, at 1:30pm on Instagram Live.

@peterfortna.bsky.social will join @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss the adaptation of Indigenous communities downstream from the oil sands industry.

Follow NiCHE on Insta: www.instagram.com/niche.canada

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Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social · Jun 17

Question for the #cdnhist universe. I've got a manuscript that's an awkward length (25,000-30,000 words). I know the practical thing would be to either lengthen or shorten the ms, but I'm curious if anyone has experience publishing a short book? And if so where? Feel free to respond or send me a DM