Indigenous History Thousands of years ago, as the great glaciers began to retreat, opening North America, the Indigenous moved into the area that would be Dawson Creek. While many would continue throughout the continent, several groups stayed in the...
Indigenous History The area around Claresholm had been inhabited by the Indigenous for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. In fact, about a half hour to the south of Claresholm near Fort Macleod you will find the Head Smashed In...
The Indigenous The area around Kindersley was occupied by the Blackfoot for thousands of years, as they followed the bison herds that once moved through the area. Several early settlers described seeing whitened bison bones on their land when they...
Indigenous History The area that would be Beaumont would be home to many Indigenous groups through the centuries. Long before Europeans arrived, the area was mostly the home of the Blackfoot, Cree, Sioux and the Metis people. An Indigenous presence...
Indigenous History It was the Indigenous who named the nearby Kenosee Lake, which is the Cree word for fish. The lake was a popular destination for the Indigenous who came to the area to camp and collect the bountiful fish that live in the lake. The...
Indigenous History The area around Maidstone has been occupied by the Blackfoot for centuries, and then by the Metis and Cree as they began to move east following contact with Europeans through the 17th to 19th centuries. The Indigenous followed the...
As with many other places in southern Alberta, the Indigenous were in the area for thousands of years, following the huge bison herds that once roamed over the land. Even today in the Milk River area, there are many places were teepee rings, buffalo...
Indigenous and Early History The first people to live in the area are believed to be the Assiniboine and Stoney people who came from the area of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Most often, they would follow the bison herds that moved through the area in...
The Indigenous For centuries, the land around Sundre would be used by the Stoney, Tsuu T’ina, Cree and the Blackfoot as the 19th century began to dawn. As the years went on through that century, the Metis started to live in the area, becoming...
Indigenous History The area around Didsbury had been used by the Indigenous people for centuries, where they followed the bison as they migrated along the Plains. The land around Didsbury was occupied primarily by the Blackfoot. The Cree also lived...