Places | Nętl'uk (Osborn River)
Stories
Billy Attachie, talking about the Dreamer Nááchįį (Oker). Nętl'uk, 2005.
Billy Attachie talks about the Dreamer Nááchįį (Oker) and other Dreamers from Alberta who travelled through this area. Nętl'uk (Osborne River).
Sam Acko, telling a story about Tsááyaa and Mosquito Man. Nętl'uk (Osborn River), 2005.
Sam Acko tells a Dane-zaa story about Tsááyaa and Mosquito Man. Sam describes the story as taking place on a river like the Osborne. Nętl'uk (Osborne River), 2005.
Sam Acko, sharing a story about the origin of the Dane-zaa place name Nętl'uk. Nętl'uk (Osborn River), 2005.
Sam Acko tells about the origin of the Dane-zaa place name Nętl'uk for this area around the Osborne River. Nętl'uk (Osborne River), 2005.
Songs
Doig River Drummers singing a song by the Dreamer Nááchįį/Oker, 2001
Doig River Drummers Tommy Attachie, Sam Acko, Edward Achla, Leo Acko, Gary Oker, Jack Askoty and Clarence Apsassin sing a song by the Dreamer Nááchįį/Oker. Doig River cultural days, 2001.
Osborn Photos:
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We call the prairie around the Osborn River, before it joins the Doig, Nętl'uk, which means "End of the Flats" or "End of the Prairie." Watch Sam Acko tell about Nętl'uk.
This is a spot where many of our people camped before we were forced to settle on reserves. Billy Attachie tells about the Dreamer Oker, who often travelled through the area on his seasonal rounds.
Listen to one of Oker's Dreamer's songs.
Chief Succona built a trapping cabin here and he used it until his death in 1952. His son George Succona, who is now our oldest band member, continued to trap here in the spring and fall time until the area was disturbed by the construction of an oil well and associated pipeline in the 1980s.
Inspired by the river setting, Sam Acko told a traditional Dane-zaa story about Mosquito Man at Nętl'uk in 2005. By continuing to use our land and by telling the stories that we associate with particular places, such as Nętl'uk, we keep our traditions alive.