Blackfoot Crossing, Treaty No. 7 Signing Site, Earthlodge Village | |
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Location | Alberta, Canada |
Nearest city | Siksika 146 |
Original use | First Nations site |
Current use | Museum |
Governing body | Siksika Nation |
Important events | Signing of Treaty 7 |
Website | blackfootcrossing |
Designated | 1925, 1925, 1972 |
Established | 2007 |
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Location | Siksika 146, Alberta, Canada |
Coordinates | 50°48′15″N 112°54′23″W / 50.8041°N 112.9064°W |
Type | Ethnographic museum |
Website | blackfootcrossing |
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park is a complex of historic sites on the Siksika 146 Indian reserve in Alberta, Canada. This crossing of the Bow River was traditionally a bison-hunting and gathering place for the Siksika people and their allies in the Blackfoot Confederacy.
The nearest towns are Cluny and Gleichen, in Wheatland County.