The area of New Norway was in the of the territory claimed by both the Cree and the Blackfoot in what is today central Alberta. For centuries, the two nations would occupy parts of the territory, which was fruitful because of the bountiful flora and...
The 120-year-old Knox Presbyterian church building at the Carstairs Heritage Centre has been designated a municipal historic resource. The Blackfoot were the primary Indigenous group that occupied the area that would become Carstairs. Long before...
Ardrossan had been the territory of the Cree for centuries, long before the arrival of Europeans in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Blackfoot were located to the south, resulting in occasional conflicts but the Cree’s territory stretched throughout...
The area of Campbell River has been occupied by the Indigenous for thousands of years. Archeological digs in the area have found an extensive village and fishing site that was used for centuries. The land was primarily the territory of the Island...
This episode was a bit short, since White Star is a very small community. There are no small histories though, and I want to make sure every community in Canada gets featured, or at least a lot of them. For this episode though, I expanded out from...
For centuries, the Indigenous occupied the land that would one day be the Rural Municipality of Sifton. It was primarily the territory of the Cree and the Ojibwa, with the Sioux having the northern reaches of their territory into the area. Various...
Mossbank, Town of The area of Mossbank has been used extensively by the Indigenous of Canada. Dating back centuries, the Blackfoot and the Cree both occupied the territory, which was highly prized due to the vast bison herds that moved through the...
The area of Bon Accord, north of Edmonton, was the home of the Cree people for the most part for centuries, specifically the Plains Cree. The area was plentiful in game and everything they needed to survive through the year. The territory was also...
The area that Coaldale sits on today was right in the middle of the territory of the Blackfoot for centuries. The Cree would occasionally move into the area but this primarily happened closer to when Europeans arrived in North America and began to...
The area of Rossburn has long been the territory of the Cree and Ojibway, who occupied the land for centuries before Europeans even knew North America existed. Indigenous trails criss-crossed the land but these would slowly disappear as settlers...