Stoney 142, 143, 144 is an
Indian reserve of the
Stoney Nakoda First Nation, comprising
Bearspaw,
Chiniki, and
Wesley First Nations in
Alberta, located between the
Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 and
Rocky View County.
The largest community of the
Nakoda people, it is 56 kilometers west of
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
.
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The community is spread along both sides of the Trans-Canada Highway, east of ]Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest National Parks of Canada, national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rockies, Alberta's Rocky Mountains, west of Calgary, Banff encompasses of mountainous terrain, wi ...
and north of Kananaskis Improvement District. In addition to Kananaskis, it is also bordered by Bighorn No. 8, Rocky View County, and the town of Cochrane Cochrane may refer to:
Places Australia
*Cochrane railway station, Sydney, a railway station on the closed Ropes Creek railway line
Canada
* Cochrane, Alberta
* Cochrane Lake, Alberta
* Cochrane District, Ontario
** Cochrane, Ontario, a town wit ...
. By land area, it is the third-largest Indian reserve in Canada (after Blood 148
Blood 148 is a First Nations reserve in Alberta, Canada. It is inhabited by the Blood (Kainai) First Nation and was established under the provisions of Treaty 7. This reserve is managed from the community of Stand Off on its northwest border and ...
and Siksika 146, both also in Alberta).
According to the Canada 2011 Census:
*Population: 3,494
*% Change (1996–2001): 0.7
*% Change (2001–2011): 38.16
*Dwellings: 795
*Area (km2): 444.94
*Density (persons per km2): 7.85
History
Most of the film '''' was shot on location on the reserve. Frank "Sitting Wind" Kaquitts, who played Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull ( lkt, Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake ; December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies. He was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock I ...
in the film, had been elected the first ever chief of Alberta's Nakoda (Stoney) First Nation, after three bands had amalgamated the year before. Kevin Costner's ''Open Range
In the Western United States and Canada, open range is rangeland where cattle roam freely regardless of land ownership. Where there are "open range" laws, those wanting to keep animals off their property must erect a fence to keep animals out; th ...
'' was also filmed on the reserve. The film '' Little Big Man'' starring Dustin Hoffman and Chief Dan George
Chief Dan George (born Geswanouth Slahoot; July 24, 1899 – September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band whose Indian reserve is located on Burrard Inlet in the southeast area of the District of No ...
was shot here also, and the first screening was held in Calgary so the tribe could attend.
The Stoney Reserve was badly damaged by a massive flood in June 2013 and hundreds of residents were evacuated from their homes.Siksika and Stoney are the First Nations hit hardest by floods, says chief
Calgary Herald
The ''Calgary Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Publication began in 1883 as ''The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate, and General Advertiser''. It is owned by the Postmedia Network.
History
''The ...
, June 25, 2013
See also
*
Nakoda (Stoney)
The Nakoda (also known as Stoney or ) are an Indigenous people in Western Canada and, originally, the United States.
They used to inhabit large parts of what is now Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana, but their reserves are now located in Albe ...
References
External links
Stoney NationMap of Stoney 142, 143, 144 at Statcan
Indian reserves in Alberta
Calgary Region
Nakoda (Stoney)
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