U.K nonprofit program Eric Liddell 100 celebrates Scottish-international icon Eric Liddell, hero depicted in the film ‘Chariots of Fire.’ Program of events and activities celebrates the life, sports and community service at centenary of Liddell’s success before and at 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. EL100 engagement features: Educational, in development of physical and online resources to support schools, universities, and adult learning;

Pictured is restored archaeological site and reconstructed bridge at Finlaggan, the interpretive center for the medieval Lordship of the Isles. Historic seat of Clan Donald, MacDonald lords descended from earlier Gaelic speaking kings of the Isles who ruled over vast territories in the western and northern regions

n addition to projects within Scotland, Clan Donald Foundation is committed to supporting other worthy initiatives among the Scottish diaspora which literally spans the globe. This is embodied in the Fort Connah project. Scottish settlers and traders who sojourned to North America often intermarried with Native Americans within their first two generations in America. With many commonalities like a complex clan system, trading routes and a mystic connection with the land on which they settled, a perfect example is Angus McDonald who married a Native American and had 13 children.

Since his birth in 1816 in Craig, Scotland, Angus McDonald was raised as a Glencoe clansman in Loch Torridon. By Fall of 1839, McDonald was stationed at the Fort Colville outpost in eastern Washington, staging point on the 2,000 mile-long Oregon Trail. While he found success as a fur trader and way station manager, his heart found its home in the Mission Valley near present-day Post Creek, Montana in 1847. There he soon found his soulmate, Catherine, among the Nez Perce who carried on brisk trade at the post and who were later to find tragedy with their brave leader Chief Joseph.