McDougall Stoney Mission Society

The Society was incorporated under the Societies Act of Alberta in 1971 as the McDougall Memorial United Church Restoration and Maintenance  Society with the mandate to be stewards of the Historic Morleyville site.  The name was changed in 1977 to the McDougall Stoney Mission Society.

 

Our Vision

The McDougall Stoney Mission Society (“MSMS”) works to create authentic and collaborative relationships for the future by sharing history, connecting time, communities, and cultures, while conserving the landscape.

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Our strategic priorities are to encourage everyone that visits the site to engage in:

• Creating respectful relationships by learning to be good neighbours through listening to and learning from each other, building understanding, and taking concrete actions to build on our relationship with the Îyârhe Stoney people as they share their traditions, culture, language, and knowledge with us.

• Learning from each other about the history of Morleyville, the early settlers and the Îyârhe Stoney people through the extensive, inclusive Interpretive Walk.

• Celebrating and experiencing the spirit and essence of this special gathering place.

• Exploring Morleyville’s educational value including archaeology, history, biology, geology, botany, and the First Nations knowledge of the region and of the land.

• Sharing this compelling story with a wider audience.

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Our Value Words

Engage – by building relationships, friendships and connections between people, communities, culture, and the land.

Honour – the past by giving a voice to history and a voice to people and personalities, while looking forward to the possibilities of what could be.

Stewardship – care of the land in the ways of the original stewards, nurturing what has always been there, and always will be. Goals will lead to conservation and biodiversity and ongoing land management.

Discover – by honouring the teachings of all of our ancestors, telling complex history, and by sharing stories of the land and the people.

Connection – being a bridge between communities.

Integrity – show honesty, humility, and respect by listening and learning from each other to improve relationships and understanding among all peoples.

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