In 1909, a group of 160 African American settlers led by Parson H. Sneed, a clergyman and mason, settled in an area by the Athabasca River.
In 1909, a group of 160 Black Canadian homesteaders established the community as a block settlement. The settlers were led by Parson H. Sneed, a clergyman and mason, into an area by the Athabasca River.