GPS Coordinates of

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Canada

Central address: AB-785, Fort MacLeod, AB T0L 0Z0, Canada

Elevation: 1096.300
Time Zone: America/Edmonton

Latitude: 49° 42' 19.2024'' N
Longitude: 113° 39' 12.312'' W

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Canada

The latitude of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is 49.705334, and the longitude is -113.653420. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is located in Fort Macleod, Canada with the gps coordinates of 49° 42' 19.2024'' N and 113° 39' 12.312'' W. The category of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is Historic Sites.

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a buffalo jump located where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains begin to rise from the prairie 18 km northwest of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada on highway 785. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home of a museum of Blackfoot culture. Joe Crowshoe Sr. OC (1903 - 1999) – Aapohsoy’yiis (Weasel Tail) – a ceremonial Elder of the Piikani Nation in southern Alberta, was instrumental in the development of the site. The Joe Crow Shoe Sr. Lodge is dedicated to his memory. He dedicated his life to preserving Aboriginal culture and promoting the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people and in 1998 was awarded the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for "saving the knowledge and practices of the Blackfoot people."

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