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Albany River

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Albany River is a river region where Eli Baxter spent his childhood.[1]

In Anishinabek News

  • October 2013: Healers historically travelled down this river as part of a journey to reach Mount McKay.[2]
  • May 2016: The family of Eli Baxter occupied ancestral lands located along this waterway. Bush planes landed on the river or nearby lakes to collect children for school. The father and uncles of Eli Baxter worked as guides for American fishermen along the river.[3]
  • January 2024: Eli Baxter spent his childhood in this region hunting, fishing, and gathering with his parents. The area served as a setting for lessons about the land and language passed down through generations.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Book review: Aki-wayn-zih: A Person as Worthy as the Earth", Anishinabek News, 2 January 2024 (archived copy; original article).
  2. ↑ "Medicines everywhere we walk", Anishinabek News, 16 October 2013 (archived copy; original article).
  3. ↑ "Ka-i-zhi-taa-waach Ka-ki-no-maa-gay-wi-ga-mi-goon – Residential Schools", Anishinabek News, 2 May 2016 (archived copy; original article).