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80 ABORIGINAL ALBERTA The Edmonton Sunn Thursday, June 21,
2012
Located 18kms North and West of Fort Macleod on Highway 785To
book tours directly, please email us at
[email protected]
Summer Hours of Operation: 10am - 6pm (July 1 to August 31,
2012), SEVEN DAYS A WEEK
Buffalo Jumps the most accomplished method of hunting devised by
man to produce more
meat in a single event than any other on Earth. Head-Smashed-In
was used as a buffalo
jump for almost 6000 years and is one of the oldest, biggest and
best preserved of any in
North America. It is older than the Pyramids in Egypt and
Stonehenge in Britain and depicts
the ingenious methods used in this ancient hunting practice over
that period of time.
First Nations Drumming and Dancing every Wednesday throughout
July and August
2 performances at 11am and 1:30pm - No charge for
performances
AVATAR MED I A
EDUCATION FOR THE
REAL WORLD
www.nait.ca
Avatar Media receives 2012 Senator Thelma Chalifoux Award
NAITannually awardsthe Senator Thelma Chalifoux Awardto an
individual or organization
that consistently demonstrates a commitment to Aboriginal
student success.
The 2012 award recipient, Avatar Media, has been involved in a
variety of innovative projects
that support learning and cultural preservation on both a local
and national scale. From their
Our Culture, OurPeoplevideo series to theHealth Warrior
websiteand theMetis andMischif
language virtual museum, their work will impact Aboriginal
students for years to come.
AN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COMMITTED TO STUDENT SUCCESS
11762 106 St. Edmonton Alberta Canada t5g 2r1 toll free
1.877.333.6248
COMMITTED TO ABORIGINAL
STUDENT SUCCESS
Senator Thelma Chalifoux
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A lon g tim e ago, acc ord-ing to the stories, a young
brave wanted to witness theplunge o countless bualoas his people
drove them overthe sandstone clifs. Standing
under the shelter o a ledge,like a man behind a waterall,
he watched the great beastscascade past him.But the hunt was
unusu-
ally good that day, and as the
bodies mounted, he becametrapped between the animals
and the clif. When his peoplecame to do the butchering,they ound
him with his skullcrushed by the weight o the
bufalo. Tus, they named theplace Head-Smashed-In.
Designated as a World Her-itage Site by UNESCO in
1981,Head-Smashed-In is one othe oldest, largest and best-preserved
bualo jump sitesacross the western plains.Head-Smashed-In BualoJump
Interpretive Centre docu-ments the bufalo hunting cul-ture o the
Plains People dat-ing back 5,700 years, up to thearrival o the
Europeans.
Te Head-Smashed-In Bu-alo Jump is an example oone o the most
accomplishedmethods devised by man toproduce more meat in a
singleevent than any other on Earth.It is also one o the oldest
andbest preserved o any in North
America. It is older than t hePyramids in Egypt and Stone-henge
in Britain and depictsingenious methods used inthis ancient hunting
practiceover that period o time.
Te interpretive centre wasdesigned to blend into thelandscape
and the environ-
ment. It is situated right in theside o a cli and looks par-
tially underground. Even thecement was tinted brown and
the building built in simulatedlayers to match the
sandstoneclifs beside it.
Visitors have been heard toremark, Well there certainlycant be
much here, and thenbeen totally astounded whenthey walk into almost
28,000sq. t. in seven levels. In act,this remarkable building wona
Governor Generals awardor architecture because o itsunique
design.
See, eel and hear the his-tory o the Bualo Jumpthrough displays,
Blackootguides, interpretive materialsand movies. Experience thetwo
trails the Upper rail,
whic h r uns rom the top othe building, oers views othe actual
cli site, plus thespectacular view o the prairiebelow. he other,
the Lowerrail, strolls you throughalmost 6,000 years o historyas
you ollow it through theprocessing ground and theold dry creek bed
to the bot-
tom o the kill site clif.More than two million vis-
itors have been welcomed tothe interpretive centre since
its oicial opening in 1987.I you have not been herebeore, youll
ind it easy toeel welcome. I you have beenhere beore, the staf
wants toextend a riendly handshaketo welcome you back.
Te Head-Smashed-In Bu-alo Jump Interpretive Cen-tre is located
only 45 minutesrom Lethbridge 3 km north(Hwy 2) and 16 km west
(Hwy785) o Fort Macleod, Alta.
Hours o operation: 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. daily check the
webs ite or seas onal hours :www.head-smashed-in.com.
Te centre is closed Christ-mas Eve, Christmas Day, New
Years Day and Easter Sundayhe centre is open daily,
year round, seven days a weekand ofers many special eventsand
special days throughoutthe year. o learn more aboutthese and about
the acility,
you are invited to take a jour-ney o discovery through the
website.
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Jm site an ancient sccess story
SuppLIEd phOTOS
The award-winning design of the Head-Smashed-In interpretive
centre disguises a 28,000 sq.-ft., seven-level facility that
instructs as it entertains.
