Case Studies

Peter Fortna 6/9/25 Peter Fortna 6/9/25

Navigating the Alberta Government’s Credible Assertion Process

WSSS can help your community navigate the Alberta government’s Credible Assertion Process.

People navigating scows through the Cascade Rapids circa 1900. Credit: Julian Mills, Fort McMurray Historical Society, P2008.280.1.

Peter Fortna 4/26/25 Peter Fortna 4/26/25

The Athabasca River, Indigenous Knowledge, and Adapting to Danger

Peter Fortna 4/7/25 Peter Fortna 4/7/25

Book Launch! Fort McKay Métis Nation: A Community History

Fort McKay Métis Nation: A Community History

Peter Fortna 1/2/24 Peter Fortna 1/2/24

“The Tipping Point Has Been Reached”: Implications of Yahey v. British Columbia in Alberta

“The Tipping Point Has Been Reached”: Implications of Yahey v. British Columbia in Alberta. Photo: A linear disturbance near Conklin, Alberta.

Peter Fortna 12/20/23 Peter Fortna 12/20/23

Book Launch: Remembering Our Relations available for download or purchase

Peter Fortna 11/30/23 Peter Fortna 11/30/23

Conklin Releases Update on Houselessness

Colin Cheverie 8/6/21 Colin Cheverie 8/6/21

Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Labour Study Released

Colin Cheverie 7/19/21 Colin Cheverie 7/19/21

Wood Buffalo Athabasca Chipewyan Report

A History of Relations between Wood Buffalo National Park and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation – Report Release

Colin Cheverie 12/21/18 Colin Cheverie 12/21/18

Homelessness in Conklin, Alberta

“How Much Longer?” - Read the reports.

Peter Fortna 10/31/18 Peter Fortna 10/31/18

Rebuilding Resilient Indigenous Communities

Cover Art: Jorna Newberry, Waru Tjukurrpa, YEAR, © Jorna Newberry/SODRAC 2018; thanks to Japingka Gallery (www.japingkaaboriginalart.com) for provision and use of the image.

Colin Cheverie 9/6/16 Colin Cheverie 9/6/16

Findings from the CEMA Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Framework

Tracks in the snow

Colin Cheverie 12/15/15 Colin Cheverie 12/15/15

Growing (with) Muskeg

Colin Cheverie 11/11/15 Colin Cheverie 11/11/15

McMurray Métis Community Archive Project

Colin Cheverie 10/27/15 Colin Cheverie 10/27/15

The McMurray Métis’ Cumulative Effects Management Strategy

Colin Cheverie 5/10/15 Colin Cheverie 5/10/15

Traplines, Métis Land-Use and Aboriginal Rights 1899-1980

Colin Cheverie 7/25/14 Colin Cheverie 7/25/14

As Long As the Rivers Flow: Indigenous Law and the Consequences of Development Conflicts

Colin Cheverie 1/2/14 Colin Cheverie 1/2/14

2014 Oilsands Development – Local Politicians can do more

Case Studies

Willow Springs Strategic Solutions