| Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park | |
|---|---|
| Native name Áísínaiʼpi / ᖰᓱᖸᑯ (Blackfoot) | |
 These petroglyphs were created prior to the arrival of the horse. They show warriors carrying body shields. | |
| Location | County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°4′55″N 111°37′1″W / 49.08194°N 111.61694°W |
| Area | 1,106 ha 1,047 ha buffer zone |
| Founded | January 8, 1957 |
| Governing body | Alberta Environment and Parks |
| Official name | Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii) |
| Designated | 2019 (43rd session) |
| Reference no. | 1597 |
| Region | North America |
| Official name | Áísínaiʼpi National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | March 2005 |
| Official name | Writing-on-Stone, Glyphs |
| Type | Provincial historic resource |
| Designated | 1981[1] |
| Reference no. | 4665-0060 |
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
| Designated | 1977 |
  Location of Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in Alberta  Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (Canada) | |
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is located about 100 kilometres (60 mi) southeast of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, or 44 kilometres (30 mi) east of the community of Milk River, and straddles the Milk River itself. It is one of the largest areas of protected prairie in the Alberta park system, and serves as both a nature preserve and protection for many First Nations (indigenous) rock carvings and paintings. The park is sacred to the Blackfoot and many other aboriginal tribes.
On July 6, 2019, Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2] Its UNESCO application was filed under the name Áísínaiʼpi / ᖰᓱᖸᑯ, a Blackfoot language word meaning 'it is pictured' (or 'written').[3] The provincial park is synonymous with the Áísínaiʼpi National Historic Site.[4]
- ^ Alberta Culture. "Writing-on-Stone, Glyphs". Alberta Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Alberta's Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park now a World Heritage Site". CBC. 6 July 2019.
- ^ UNESCO Tentative List
- ^ "Parks Canada - National Historic Sites in Alberta - National Historic Sites in Alberta - Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park Áísínai'pi National Historic Site of Canada". www.pc.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.