Acknowledgements and Resources

This virtual museum draws on stories and experiences of people who live in the province of Manitoba, primarily within Treaty 2 territory, but also Treaty 1 territory and the homeland of the Métis nation. These Treaty relationships can be explored and viewed here (https://scoinc.mb.ca/treaties/).

This museum is the result of a collaboration among several people and partner organizations.

Manitoba Oil Museum and Interpretive Centre Board
The Manitoba Petroleum Branch
The Municipality of Virden, Manitoba
Pattern Interactive
The University of Manitoba
MITACS Accelerate Grant (a federal funding program awarded to Dr. Mya Wheeler with supervision of Dr. John Sinclair, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba)

This museum, as a place to encounter information, photos and stories is a work in progress. The first step was to create this online platform and the next will be to seek further funding opportunities to continue to develop stories and digitize physical archives. Please keep in mind that there are other experiences and encounters with oil extraction in Manitoba that are not yet featured. For example, there are many Indigenous and Métis stories about encountering and working with oil and gas extraction in Manitoba that hopefully will be featured in future exhibits. There are conversations around reconciliation and climate change in Canada that need to hear the voices of the people and places that live with oil extraction everyday. Below is a short list of a few resources that can be accessed for those who may have further questions.

Manitoba Petroleum Branch Website
https://www.gov.mb.ca/iem/petroleum/

Dr. Mya Wheeler’s Ph.D. Dissertation: “The Place of Oil in Manitoba: A Critical Place Inquiry”
http://hdl.handle.net/1993/36880

Manitoba Surface Rights Association Website
http://www.manitobasurfacerights.ca/

Kaela-Mae Hlushko, M.N.R.M. Thesis: “Fracking Futures: Political-Ecological and Socioeconomic Realities in Southwestern Manitoba’s Oil Field”
http://hdl.handle.net/1993/32649

Rosemary Dohan, M.N.R.M. Thesis: “Policy paucity? Oil development and habitat conservation in Manitoba”
http://hdl.handle.net/1993/33263

Book Chapter by Peyton, J., & Dyce, M. (2021). “Encountering Oil Cultures in a Prairie Town.” In B. Frehner & K. A. Brosnan (Eds.), The Greater Plains: Rethinking a region’s environmental histories (ppg 320-339).