The Buffalo
This part of the buffalo is used to swat flies.
What is the tail?
These semi-nomadic groups spent the winters roaming the foothills in search of food.
Who are the Nakoda or the Dunne-za?
This Blackfoot word means Hello in English.
What is Oki?
People that follow their food sources and don’t stay in one spot.
What are nomadic?
Consists of the Kainai, Pikani and the Siksika.
Who are the Blackfoot?
This part of the buffalo is used as a cooking pot.
What is the stomach?
Both of these groups claim the Boreal Forest as their home. Can you name one of them?
Who are the Woodland Cree or the Dene Tha'?
A buffalo hide showing important events in one’s life.
What is a story robe?
The Cree people used these inventions to help them hunt the buffalo in the deep snow.
What are snowshoes?
A sacred place where the buffalo were chased off a cliff.
What is Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump?
What are the horns?
These two groups roamed the grasslands in search of Buffalo. Can you name one of them?
Who are the Blackfoot or the Tsuu T'ina?
A cone shaped shelter covered in buffalo hides.
What is a tipi?
This tool made from poles used to transport tipis and supplies by the nomadic tribes.
What is a travois?
These people are respected for their wisdom and understanding of traditional knowledge.
Who are elders?
This was painted and used in sacred ceremonies.
What is the skull?
This group lives just south of their same language speaking counterparts. They inhabit the parkland region.
Who are the Plains Cree?
Dried meat, berries and grease make up this hearty food.
What is pemmican?
The Blackfoot used this tight circle of trees to trap the buffalo.
What is a pound?
First Nations often did this to their meat to dry it out so it would last through the winter.
What is smoke?
This was used as thread and strings for hunting bows.
What is sinew?
This group endured the harsh winters of the Canadian Shield. They relied on Caribou as a staple in their diet.
Who are the Dene Suline?
A shelter covered in birch bark and caribou skins.
What is a wigwam?
The Tsuu T'ina held this 8-day long ceremony to strengthen the bond between nations.
What is the Sun Dance?
This provincial park has First Nations carving on it from over 3000 years ago.
What is Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park?