The area of Black Diamond, nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains near Calgary, was the land of the Blackfoot for centuries. The Blackfoot would follow the bison through the area, and were the dominant group in the area since long before...
The land that Ajax sits on today was the home of several Indigenous nations long before Europeans arrived in the area. The Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Mississauga and the Huron-Wendat all occupied the territory at different times over the centuries...
Before there was ever a Village of Ashcroft, there was open land and that land was the territory of various Indigenous groups, most predominantly the Nlaka’pamux who occupied the land since time immemorial. In 2021, 3,000 year-old ancestral remains...
About 14,000 years ago, as the last ice age came to an end, a giant erratic made of granite from the area of Hudson Bay fell onto the land. The huge rock had been picked up by the ice sheets as they moved south and transported to the area. When the...
Before Europeans ever ventured into the area that would one day be Saskatchewan, the area of Shaunavon was home to a diverse group of Indigenous people. The primary group that inhabited the region in the pre-colonial era were the Blackfoot. The...
The land that Atikokan sits on was inhabited by the Indigenous for millennia, long before Europeans ever arrived. The primary Indigenous group was the Ojibwa-Chippewa. The name of the area and community itself comes from the Ojibwa-Chippewa with...
Located to the northeast of Calgary, in south-central Alberta, Starland County was the home of the Blackfoot for centuries. For the Blackfoot, the bison were an extremely important part of their culture and they would follow the herds through the...
Long before Europeans, and even the Indigenous arrived, the area of Carberry was covered by immense glacial ice sheets that covered the entire landscape. Over the course of 30,000 to 10,000 years ago, these ice sheets would move north and south...
With its location along Lake Erie, the future county of Norfolk was a popular place for the Indigenous. Due to the location along the shores of the lake, and the abundance flora, fauna and fish, many Indigenous groups would occupy the territory over...
Nearby to Cabri, you will find the Great Sandhills and their origin dates back to before the Indigenous even arrived in the area. This area covers 1,900 square kilometres of active desert-like sand dunes that really stand out on the landscape. The...