Fort McKay First Nation is a First Nations government in northeast Alberta, Canada, comprising five Indian reserves along the Athabasca River in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The community, whose roots trace back to a Hudson's Bay Company trading post established in 1820 and which was named in 1912 after Dr. William Morrison MacKay, Alberta's first resident doctor, has nearly 900 band members of Dene, Cree, and Métis heritage. It is a signatory to Treaty 8 and is affiliated with the Athabasca Tribal Council.
Through the Fort McKay Group of Companies, established in 1986 and wholly owned and operated by the First Nation, the community conducts a multi-million dollar oilfield construction and services business in the Athabasca oil sands region. The Group employs approximately 1,000 workers across oilfield construction, oilfield services, industrial development, and economic development partnerships with industry and government. Its work sits within the oil and gas, oil sands, and energy sectors in Alberta.
Fort McKay First Nation describes its approach as one of proactive collaboration and constructive partnerships with industry and government, alongside an emphasis on preserving cultural values and traditions for future generations and maintaining connections to traditional lands. Further information is available at https://Fortmckay.com/.
