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History of First Nation Peoples in Alberta


History of First Nation Peoples in Alberta

First Nations history in Alberta dates back at least 11,000 years and approximately 500 generations.The Milk River that runs through Writing-On-Stone Provincial ...

First Nations in Alberta - Wikipedia

First Nations in Alberta are a group of people who live in the Canadian province of Alberta. The First Nations are peoples (or nations) recognized as ...

History of First Nations People in Alberta

Despite attempts to assimilate, and diminish their culture, the Indigenous people in this area known as Alberta have helped to shape the provinces diverse ...

First Nations in Alberta | The Canadian Encyclopedia

First Nations in Alberta · Alexander First Nation · Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation · Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation · Bearspaw First Nation · Beaver ...

first nations and métis peoples in alberta - LearnAlberta.ca

Understanding the diverse history of the groups and individuals that comprise Alberta's. Aboriginal population can make understanding many current issues easier ...

Indigenous peoples in Alberta

There are 45 First Nations in Alberta. As of 2013, the province is home to 13% of the total registered Indian status population in Canada.

Aboriginal peoples of Alberta : yesterday, today and tomorrow

This booklet provides a look at Alberta's First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples yesterday, today, and into the future.

Indigenous Peoples and - Communities in Alberta

population exceeds 12 per cent. ~The City of Calgary Population Profiles, Aboriginal Identity, 2011. Page 11. Indigenous People and History. How did contact ...

Alberta First Nations - FamilySearch

Louis, Missouri, USA. This was the site of a large city with extensive trade to the west. It is thought that these people were the ancestors of ...

A Brief Introduction to Indigenous Peoples in Alberta

He lived on the Samson Cree Nation at the time of the telling of this story. Page 5. A brief introduction to Indigenous Peoples in Alberta. 5. The Cree ...

First Nations in Canada

The British allied with the Iroquois Confederacy (now known as the Haudenosaunee, or People of the Longhouse, this group consisted of the Mohawk ...

Indigenous Peoples | Banff, AB - Official Website

Five Alberta First Nations signed the treaty, including the Kainai (Blood), Siksika, (Blackfoot), Piikani (Peigan), Tsuu T'ina, and the Stoney Nakoda Nations of ...

Indigenous History Resource List | Royal Alberta Museum

We've pulled together a list of resources for you to continue to learn about Indigenous Peoples in Alberta and Canada, past and present.

History - Métis Nation of Alberta

Métis people are a post-contact Indigenous nation, born from the unions of European fur traders and First Nations women in the 18 th century.

Canada - Indigenous Peoples, Culture, History | Britannica

Canada - Indigenous Peoples, Culture, History: An estimated 200000 First Nations people (Indians) and Inuit were living in what is now Canada when Europeans ...

History of Alberta - Wikipedia

The ancestors of today's First Nations in Alberta arrived in the area by at least 10,000 BC according to the Bering land bridge theory. Southerly tribes, the ...

History of Kainai Nation (Blood Tribe) | The Canadian Encyclopedia

In addition to increasing warfare among Indigenous peoples, exposure to European diseases, such as smallpox and diphtheria, significantly reduced the Kainai ...

Resources: Indigenous Peoples of Alberta: First Nations - Libguides

Bella Morrisseau Whiskeyjack, a nine-year-old from the Saddle Lake Cree First Nation in Alberta, shares her story about Treaty 6 and life on the ...

Indigenous peoples and communities

... groups of Aboriginal people: Indians (commonly referred to as First Nations) ... June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time to ...

Canada and the First Nations: A history of broken promises

The First Peoples were herded onto the reserve's designated tracks of land and stripped of any rights except for those stipulated by the Indian ...


Mike Mountain Horse

Canadian military personnel

Mike Mountain Horse was an Indigenous Canadian soldier. Mountain Horse attended residential school on the Kainai Nation reserve.