Over the course of many episodes about small towns, I can honestly say that Halton Hills has one of the most unique histories of any community I have come across. It isn’t just the story of one town, but of several hamlets and towns that came...
The Indigenous lived around the Tisdale area for centuries, with the most recent cultures being the Cree and Blackfoot, followed by the Metis as they moved from the east. The Indigenous primarily moved through the area following game, which could...
Before Europeans ever set foot in the region that would be Barrhead, it was home to the Indigenous, specifically the Cree, who lived across the land for eons. There is evidence of the Cree living in the area for over 5,000 years. During those...
Long ago, before Europeans ever arrived in the area, the Blackfoot and their precursor cultures lived on the land that covered the area of Picture Butte. At the time, the bison stretched across the horizon and were an integral part of the culture of...
Before Europeans arrived on the shores of Canada, the area that would one day be Devon was occupied by the Indigenous, specifically the Stoney Cree and the Blackfoot. For centuries, they would migrate through the area as the bison moved across the...
When settlers arrived in the area of Brooks, they found a land that had been occupied by the Indigenous, specifically the Blackfoot, for centuries prior. Many of the paths used by those early settlers had been forged by generations of Indigenous who...
For centuries, long before Europeans ever set foot in the area that would eventually be Trochu, the Indigenous occupied the land. The bison were prominent throughout the region, and were incredibly important for the Indigenous. The Indigenous that...
Long before Europeans arrived in the area, the land was occupied by the Blackfoot people, who moved through the landscape following the immense bison herds that dominated the land. As the 1800s progressed, the bison herds began to dwindle until they...
For centuries, long before Europeans arrived in Canada, the land where St. Mary’s would one day sit was home to several Indigenous groups including the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Chippewa people. The river that goes through St. Mary’s served as...
For centuries, the Indigenous would move through the area of what would be Blind River, fishing and following wildlife along the North Channel. The area was primarily the land of the Anishinaabe and the Mississauga. The Mississagi River was also...