About The Project | IN MEMORY

Doig River First Nation's Dedication:
This exhibit is dedicated to the memory of important Doig River elders and community members no longer living. We honour their lives by remembering and practicing what they taught us.

Albert Askoty (Mague)  (Sept 30, 1920 - Feb 4, 1994)

Albert Askoty, Doig River, 1968. Photo by Robin Ridington. Catalog # OSP5F25.

Albert Askoty was a songkeeper who passed his knowledge on to Tommy Attachie, to his sons Jack and Fred Askoty, and to his grandson, Chief Gary Oker.