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Michael Payne

Michael Payne is the Head of Research and Publications, Historic Sites and Cultural Facilities Branch, Alberta Community Development, and author of The Fur Trade in Canada: an Illustrated History. He is also the co-editor of the centennial history of Alberta: Alberta Formed - Alberta Transformed.

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