The area that is currently home to Lamonte was for centuries the land that the Indigenous occupied. The primary Indigenous groups of the area were the Blackfoot and the Cree, who would often come into conflict over territory. The area was also the...
Due to the location of what would be Angusville, it was used as territory by various Indigenous peoples throughout the centuries before Europeans arrived. The land, which was part of the northern territory of the bison, a valuable source of food and...
The land where Indian Head is today was the territory of the Blackfoot and the Cree for centuries. The two groups would often compete for the territory which was sought after because of the bison in the area. The bison would move through the area...
Long before Europeans arrived in the area of Langham, it was the land occupied by primarily the Stoney Cree people, as well as the northern reaches of the Sioux and the eastern reaches of the Blackfoot. The area was highly sought after by the...
The area of Beiseker was primarily the territory of the Blackfoot for centuries. Their territory stretched from Montana and the Rocky Mountains to central Alberta out almost to Manitoba. One of the main reasons they occupied this area was because of...
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...