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Research for Wildflowers has been taken us in many directions, from the archives to interviews, trips that have us walking or riding in Schäffer’s footsteps to a long list of reading materials. It’s clear that Mary Schäffer Warren has been the subject of much study. It’s no surprise; her unconventional life and remarkable accomplishments are compelling and lend themselves to further investigation. Academics have unpacked her photography and her contributions to Rockies history. One such academic wound up writing Schäffer’s first-ever, full-length biography. One writer has looked more closely at Schäffer’s hand-painted lantern slides, another decided to retrace Schäffer’s 1907 and 1908 expeditions through the Canadian Rockies (save for the Maligne River Valley, which we will retrace in August 2023!)
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, and truth, we honour and acknowledge that Wildflowers is filmed and produced on Treaties 6, 7 and 8 Territory, the traditional and sacred lands of Indigenous peoples, including the Niitsitapi from the Blackfoot Confederacy (including the Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani First Nations); the Îyârhe Nakoda of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; the Tsuut’ina First Nation; the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland; the Ktunaxa and Secwépemc First Nations; the Mountain Cree clan of Chief Peechee; and the Dene of the far north and far south. It is with gratitude that we visit these landscapes.
Filmed on location and with the permission of the Parks Canada Agency, at Jasper National Park and Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, as well as with permission of the Town of Banff.