Blackfoot Crossing
History in the Canadian Badlands
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park is a complex of historic
sites on the Siksika 146 Indian reserve in Alberta, Canada. This
crossing of the Bow River was traditionally a bison-hunting and
gathering place for the Siksika people and their allies in the
Blackfoot Confederacy. Nearby are the remains of an ancient
earthlodge village, believed to have been built by people from the
Upper Mississippi valley in what is now the United States. It is
unique in being an example of a permanent village on the plains: an
area associated with nomadic hunting. The crossing became an
important place in Canadian history when Treaty 7 was signed here
between the native nations of what is now southern Alberta and the
Canadian government on behalf of the Crown in 1877.
This cache is part of the Legacy Trail produced by the Canadian
Badlands Geocaching Association for the Best of the Bad Mega
Event.
The Legacy Trail
The Legacy Trail is a collection of geocaches that circles its
way over 100 miles on country roads traversing some of the most
scenic and spectacular landscape in this part of the Canadian
Badlands. A large number of caches in a variety of types, sizes and
difficulty are placed on the Trail. Every town, village and hamlet
in the Canadian Badlands has its own cache. Some caches were named
after local historic events and people, as well as celebrities who
grew up in this area. Some caches were sponsored by geocachers who
attended the Best of the Bad Mega Event. The Legacy Trail was
produced by the Canadian Badlands Geocaching Association for the
Best of the Bad Mega Event.
The Canadian Badlands
The Canadian Badlands in Alberta are like no other place on
earth, home to the world's most extensive dinosaur bonebeds,
badlands and hoodoos, and a world-class museum that shelters a 75
million-year-old legacy. The region is rich in culturally and
historically significant sites that tell the story of the First
Nations people and early settlers, and of a complex and diverse
modern society that is still deeply rooted in the spirit of the
frontier.
