Southern Alberta Two Day Indigenous Tour

This morning, you will be picked up from the Telus Convention Centre at 9:00 am and start your Adventure. Welcome to Siksika Nation. Arrive at Blackfoot Crossing to step back in time and explore the Blackfoot culture. Receive a guided tour and experience exhibits that will provide you with accurate cultural and educational information about the rich and unique spiritual foundation and survival of the Blackfoot People. Learn about the lifestyle of the Blackfoot people, the Blackfoot Treaty, the Powwow dance, and traditional cooking. We will enjoy an authentic Indigenous Lunch before departing. We will continue our journey south. Our first experience will be a visit to the Insikim Umaapi, known as the Alberta Medicine Wheel. Here you will enjoy a brief talk on the history. Next, travel to Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in southern Alberta. Enjoy a guided tour of the Archaeological Preserve at Writing-on-Stone/ Áísínai’pi, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The cultural landscape integrates the natural environment, artistic features, human experiences, and spiritual perceptions into a unified whole. In this unique setting, Indigenous people came for centuries and recorded their experiences and visions on the sandstone cliffs of the Milk River Valley. This extensive rock art collection depicts generations of knowledge, traditions, and history. Discover how the history, stories, and language of the Niitsitapi people are woven together to provide insight into the meaning of the carvings (petroglyphs) and paintings (pictographs).