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Documentary ‘New Blood’ tackles “knowing without knowing”

Sarah Stupar — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:14:12 +0000

Looking for Southern Alberta stories? Check out New Blood, a documentary currently streaming on CBC Gem. Directed by Adam Solway, New Blood is more than a documentary. More like a multimedia art piece, it is [...]

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NFB film “A Pinto for the Prince”

Sarah Stupar — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:49:14 +0000

A Pinto for the Prince is a 1979 documentary directed by Colin Low and John Spotton. The film is 16 minutes long and covers a 1977 visit from then-Prince Charles to the Blood or Kanai [...]

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Historic Photos from Sun Dance Ceremonies

Tyler Dixon — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 07:44:35 +0000

The Sun Dance is an annual sacred celebration practised by many Plains Indigenous groups. Traditionally, the Sun Dance was performed at midsummer when various bands congregated at a predetermined site. The ceremony lasts between four [...]

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Historic Photos from Fort MacLeod

Tyler Dixon — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:00:49 +0000

In response to the lawlessness that was being reported in its western territories, the Canadian government created the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) to protect its sovereignty. The force was dispatched west to combat the [...]

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Historical Photos from the Piikani Nation

Tyler Dixon — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:36:30 +0000

Along with the Siksika and Kainai Nations, as well as the Aamskapi Pikuni in Montana, the Piikani Nation comprise the Blackfoot Confederacy, or Siksikaitsitapi. Like the other nations within the confederacy, the Piikani People were [...]

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Historical Photos from the Kainai Nation

Tyler Dixon — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:00:38 +0000

The Kainai Nation, also known as the Blood Tribe, is the largest First Nation by area in all of Canada. Even though the modern-day reserve is the largest in this country, it pales in comparison [...]

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Historical Photos from the Siksika Nation

Tyler Dixon — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:00:41 +0000

The Blackfoot Confederacy, or Siksikaitsitapi, is comprised of the Piikani, the Kainai, and the Siksika Nations, as well as the Aamskapi Pikuni in Montana. Since time immemorial the Siksika were the children of the plains and [...]

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The Okotoks Erratic: The Rock That Ran

Tyler Dixon — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 08:30:46 +0000

In an otherwise feature-less field, just south of Calgary’s sprawling metropolis, sits an object so out of place from the rest of its surroundings it’s almost as though it was dropped from the sky. The [...]

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