# @kirstenalana on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BgRY5LqlQSA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2429984-kirstenalana-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a370a9e5cd.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-03-13T17:25:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

## Caption

On this #hosted trip to @travelalberta, we had the most phenomenal day with Tracey, Tim and Morgan of Painted Warriors outside Calgary in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. They are an Indigenous business just starting out in tourism with so much to offer and so many incredible ideas for how to share their Cree heritage. We learned archery, talked about the importance of survival skills and discussed some of the very basic things you need to know when outdoors. We learned about animals that are native to Alberta and we made a Vegan lunch together. Their hope for the future is to include foraging, glamping in the clearing you see in this photo and many more experiences that reinforce being close to the land, respectful of the animals we share the planet with and ultimately help all those who visit with them, to thrive not just survive. Before opening their business for tourism, they consulted for the television and film industries to help train people in survival skills as well to enable people to be historically accurate in portraying the past. I believe they will still do that in addition to now working with visitors to Canada — and I wish them the best. I really loved this day and am so excited for the future of their business!!! While they only have a Facebook account right now, you can easily look up more information at paintedwarriors.ca #ExploreAlberta #ATTAelevate #sundrealberta #indigenouscanada
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And special shout out to @photojbartlett for allowing me to borrow his Sony 16-35mm lens for this shot taken with my #sonya7rii If you don’t already follow Jeff, his feed is an extraordinary look at outdoor locations all around the world and I’m so happy to find out that he is as kind a person as he is talented.

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## Tags

hosted, sundrealberta, sonya7rii, indigenouscanada, attaelevate, explorealberta

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