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Aboriginal Tourism



Aboriginal Dancer
Travel Alberta


“Do not go where the path may lead,
go instead where there is no path
and leave a trail.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

ABORIGINAL TOURISM

Many people are aware of the facinating history behind Canada's native people and would like to know more. Experience their past up close by visiting the many aboriginal cultural sites Alberta has to offer.


BANFF




Blackfoot Interpretive Teepee

Traditions and Artifacts of the Blackfoot Nation

Location: Cascade Gardens

Come to Banff and experience first hand the traditions of the Blackfoot Nation way of life by visiting the Blackfoot Tipi located at the end of Banff Avenue near Cascade Gardens. Open from June through to September, native interpreters reveal their customs and show artifacts which served them well as they fought to survive in the rugged terrain of the Rocky Mountains. On Tuesdays at 12 o'clock you can enjoy a rare drum and dance show.




Buffalo Nations Luxton

The Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum

Location: The Museum is located along the Bow River across from Banff Central Park in the townsite of Banff.

The Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum gives you insight into the new world many Europeans found when they first arrived to Canada's plains. Uncover the many rituals and ceremonies typical to the Indians of the Northern Plains and Canadian Rockies and learn more about how the natives followed buffalo herds and other signs of Mother Nature. Guided tours are offered to the general public.


WESLEY FIRST NATION - STONEY TRIBE RESERVE




Stoney Dancer

The Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum

Location: The Nakoda Lodge is situated on the Wesley First Nation - Stoney Tribe Reserve on the 1A Highway between the towns of Morley and Exshaw.

Situated on the beautiful Chief Hector Lake is Nakoda Lodge. This mountain retreat is famous for its Sunday brunches which offer dishes from around the world with a mountain twist. The traditional, rustic guest lodge has 47 intimate guest rooms as well as a conference centre and meeting rooms which can host groups up to 250 people. This is where my wife and I chose to celebrate our wedding and our friends and family still today tell us they will never forget the majestic mountain views and the terrific bison. If you are lucky, you may even catch a Stoney dance and song performance... a real treat!


ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE




Trading Post
Travel Alberta

The Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site

Location: 6 km west of Rocky Mountain House on Highway 11A.

In 1799 the North West and Hudson’s Bay companies set up trading posts at Rocky Mountain House where various aboriginal tribes traded their furs for goods like lidded copper kettles and wool blankets. Come and discover the history of such trading posts at the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site, situated at what was the end of the fur trade line on the North Saskatchewan River. It was also here that Canada's explorer, fur trader and mapmaker, David Thompson set out to find a route to the Pacific and with that a pass across the Rocky Mountains.



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