Iron Ridge Secondary Campus Mural

Acknowledgements

The Blackfalds & Area Historical Society would like to thank the Wolf Creek Public Schools for accepting and featuring this remarkable mural in the Iron Ridge Secondary Campus foyer, to be appreciated for many years to come.

Title of Artwork: The Trails That Tie Us Together

The Blackfalds & Area Historical Society commissioned Voyager Art Inc. to create, design and install this multi-media mural. The artists of Voyager Art Inc. - Brian McArthur and Dawn Detarando, and artist Dawn Saunders Dahl BFA, Métis Nation of Alberta citizen, together created this unique mural. The vision, research and written components on this website were provided by Judy Carleton, president of the Historical Society, with the help of Métis historian Matt Hiltermann and Curator Trisha Carleton, MA.

The Blackfalds & Area Historical Society would also like to thank the Red Deer River Naturalists for their donation to this project, and Julia Sansregrets, whose collection of Métis beadwork was referenced for parts of the artwork.

The new Iron Ridge Secondary Campus opened for classes on September 3, 2024. An assembly was held to introduce the artwork, with students, faculty, Indigenous Elders, local officials, historical society members and other invitees in attendance.