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Banff Indian Days Alberta, Canada 1951

From my personal film collection is this vintage footage of Stoney Indians on horseback at the Banff Indian Days event held in Banff, Alberta Canada back in 1951.

Celebrated from 1894 to 1978, Banff Indian Days festivals played an important role in the engagement of Aboriginal peoples in local tourism.

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Banff, Alberta
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Banff is located in Alberta BanffBanff
Location of Banff in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°10′41″N 115°34′19″W
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Alberta's Rockies
Census division 15
Founded 1885
Incorporated[1]
• Town January 1, 1990
Government[2]
• Mayor Karen Sorensen
• Governing body
Banff Town Council
Grant Canning
Ted Christensen
Corrie DiManno
Stavros Karlos
Cheryl Olver
Brian Standish
• Manager Robert Earl
• MP (Banff—Airdrie) Blake Richards
• MLA (Banff-Cochrane) Cam Westhead
Area (2016)[3]
• Land 19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation[4] 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population (2016)[3]
• Total 7,847
• Density 1,646/km2 (4,260/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Banffite
Time zone MST (UTC−7)
• Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6)
Postal code span T1L
Area code(s) +1-403, +1-587
Website Official website
Banff /bæ[unsupported input]/ is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately 126 km (78 mi) west of Calgary and 58 km (36 mi) east of Lake Louise. At an elevation of 1,400 m (4,600 ft) to 1,630 m (5,350 ft),[4] Banff is the community with the second highest elevation in Alberta after Lake Louise.

The Town of Banff was the first municipality to incorporate within a Canadian national park. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership.

Banff is a resort town and one of Canada's most popular tourist destinations, known for its mountainous surroundings and hot springs. It is a destination for outdoor sports and features extensive hiking, biking, scrambling and skiing areas within the area. Sunshine Village, Ski Norquay and Lake Louise Mountain Resort are the three nearby ski resorts located within the national park.

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The Banff townsite wraps around Tunnel Mountain

King Edward Hotel
Banff was first settled in the 1880s, after the transcontinental railway was built through the Bow Valley. In 1883, three Canadian Pacific Railway workers stumbled upon a series of natural hot springs on the side of Sulphur Mountain. In 1885, Canada established a federal reserve of 26 km2 (10 sq mi) around the Cave and Basin hot springs, and began promoting the area as an international resort and spa as a way to support the new railway.[5] In 1887, the reserve area was increased to 673 km2 (260 sq mi) and named Rocky Mountain Park. This was the beginning of Canada's National Park system.

The area was named Banff in 1884 by George Stephen, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, recalling his birthplace in Banff, Scotland. The Canadian Pacific built a series of grand hotels along the rail line and advertised the Banff Springs Hotel as an international tourist resort.

The Banff townsite was developed near the railway station as a service centre for tourists visiting the park. It was administered by the Government of Canada's national parks system until 1990 when the Town of Banff became the only incorporated municipality within a Canadian national park.

An Internment camp was set up at Banff and Castle Mountain in Dominion Park from July 1915 to July 1917.[6]

In 1985, the United Nations declared Banff National Park, as one of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, a World Heritage Site. Banff remains one of the most popular tourist destinations in Canada.

One of the most notable figures of Banff was Norman Luxton, who was known as Mr. Banff. He published the Crag and Canyon newspaper, built the King Edward Hotel and the Lux Theatre, and founded the Sign of the Goat Curio Shop, which led to the development of the Luxton Museum of Plains Indians, now the Buffalo Nations Museum.[7] He and his family helped organize the Banff Indian Days and the Banff Winter Carnival.

In 1976, the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (IAU/WGPSN) officially adopted the name Banff for a crater on Mars, after the town in Alberta. The crater is at latitude 17.7° north and longitude 30.8° west. Its diameter is 5 km (3.1 mi).[8]

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Banff Indian Days Alberta, Canada 1951

From my personal film collection is this vintage footage of the Banff Indian Days event held in Banff, Alberta Canada back in 1951.

Museums of Alberta's Special Area

Get of the Beaten Track. Visit the historical museums within Alberta's Special Area.

Banff National Park is located in the Rocky Mountains on Alberta's western border with British Colum

Banff, established in 1885, is the main commercial centre in Banff National Park, as well as a centre for cultural activities.[27] Banff is home to several cultural institutions, including the Banff Centre, the Whyte Museum, the Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, Cave and Basin National Historic Site, and several art galleries. Throughout its history, Banff has hosted many annual events, including Banff Indian Days which began in 1889, and the Banff Winter Carnival. Since 1976, The Banff Centre has organized the Banff Mountain Film Festival. In 1990, Banff incorporated as a town of Alberta, though still subject to the National Parks Act and federal authority in regards to planning and development.[28] In its 2014 census, the town of Banff had a permanent population of 8,421 as well as 965 non-permanent residents for a total population of 9,386.[29] The Bow River flows through the town of Banff, with the Bow Falls located on the outskirts of town.

Explore TV - First Nation Village

There’s a very rich first nation culture in Canada and they celebrate it at the stampede with an Indian village. The village offers visitors the chance to experience the First Nations traditions and culture first-hand, with demonstrations of traditional food making, tipis and native dances.

Calgary's Circle of Nations Museum

Calgary's public school board has a new home for its aboriginal artifacts. Dozens of pieces of art and first nations artifacts that used to be housed in the now closed Plains Indians Cultural Survival School are now available to students at the CBE's Kingsland Centre. Here's a sneak peek at the Circle of Nations Museum.

Spirit Lines, Manitoba Museum: 2017 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Museums

Spirit Lines: Manitoba Museum Northern Outreach Project
is the recipient of the 2017 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Museums.

The Manitoba Museum’s Spirit Lines project represents the innovative merging of museum content and Indigenous expertise to create two educational kits for use in schools in the communities of Garden Hill First Nation and Norway House Cree Nation. These customized kits provide access to a collection of tangible and intangible assets preserved by the museum and re-introduced to their communities of origin through an inclusive process of community involvement. The kits contain an array of materials, from audio recordings and artifact replicas created by local artisans, to instructional activities for making items like snowshoes and birchbark baskets. Five publications advance Cree language teaching, including a Cree dictionary and transcriptions of oral histories with side-by-side translation in English, Cree syllabics and Cree orthographic writing. A unique feature is the inclusion of ‘true’ programmed syllabic keyboards, with instructions for replication, which enables communication across networks in the Swampy Cree and Oji-Cree dialects.

Ancient Artifacts Display - Medicine Hat Native Museum

Lance Scout speaks about various native artifacts in the Native Museum in Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada
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1812: Objects to Discover: The War of the Natives

The Château Ramezay - Historic Site and Museum of Montréal invites you to explore a little-known side of Canadian history. As part of cross-Canada commemorations of the War of 1812, the Museum has produced three web capsules based on items in its collection linked to people and events that marked this decisive event.

CAPSULE 3: The War of the Natives
The third vignette highlights the Shawnee chief, Tecumseh and examines the War of 1812 from the First Nations' standpoint. The work of artists and illustrator such as Huron painter Zacharie Vincent and American artist George Catlin and key artefacts such as the dagger used by Tecumseh, one of the heroes of 1812, tangibly illustrate the Amerindian side of the question.

This project was made possible with the financial support of the Government of Canada and Canadian Heritage. The script was produced by Isabelle Trudeay, with the assistance of military history expert Luc Lépine.

16 Mermaids Caught In Real Life

From the oldest mermaid discovery in the world to real life sightings of mermaids you won't believe these creatures

7. Jeju Mermaids
Although these mermaids are really just South Korean human woman who are really great at fishing, they are still encompassing what is often known to be mermaid stereotypes. They spend a lot of time under the water free-diving to catch fish, often holding their breath for minutes at a time. These women have switched the gender roles of this practice; taking responsibility for the village’s fishing needs. Due to many of the younger generation leaving to pursue careers in the cities, the older women are left to do the fishing. Their age combined with amazing skills at catching the fish and holding their breath led these amazing women have earned themselves the nickname – Jeju Mermaids.

6. Tenshou-Kyousha Shrine
There are many myths and legends surrounding this goblin-type creature that was found in the Tenshou-Kyousha Shrine in Fujinomiya, Japan. If any of them are to be believed, this creature may be the oldest mermaid in the world. According to the legend, this little being is more than 1,400 years old, and was once a fisherman that was caught fishing in prohibited waters. After approaching the local prince requesting that a shrine was built to house his corpse for all to see, as a warning to other fishermen not to fish in protected waters, the body was enshrined in a box with a glass window and displayed. Although no proof has been found either way, the belief is that this creature is a taxiderm

5. Banff Merman
The Banff Merman is a fantastical Fiji mermaid style creature which can be found in a Canadian shop in Banff. This strange looking mermaid like creature is rumored to have been either attained or created by the stored original owner – a man named Norman Luxton. This grotesque looking mermaid monster has a very apparent grimace carved into its face, making it look nothing like what one would imagine a legendary mermaid to look like, but the Banff Merman is well-loved by locals and tourists alike.

4. Big Bend Power Plant Manatee Viewing Area
The legend of the mermaid says that mermaids and mermen live in the depths of the ocean, so the last place one would expect to see so-called mermaids would be in the pools of waste water in the Big Bend Power Plant in Apollo Beach, Florida. Most people who visit this viewing area believe that the myths of the mermaids in this are inspired by sightings of manatees – large, round, fleshy sea-cows that float elegantly beneath the water. Many manatees still frequent the area just outside the power plant, as the water that drains from the facility is warm, which creates a comfortable setting for these animals. When viewed up close, you can see why manatees may be confused with some very unappealing mermaids.

3. Weeki Wachee
Weeki Wachee is known as the “City of Mermaids”, and this is where you will probably get the closest to ever seeing a mermaid that appears like those in the legends. Since 1947, this small Florida town, with a population of just 12 people, has presented live mermaid shows, where the beautiful long-haired mermaids wear sparkling tails and colorful shell-like bikini tops, and swim around the large natural spring fed aquarium. The current mayor of this tiny town used to be a mermaid performer, making Weeki Wachee the only town in the world that has ever been ruled by a mermaid.

2. Feejee Mermaid at the Nature Museum
Located in Vermont’s charming Nature Museum in Grafton, this creepy classic Feejee mermaid was acquired from a fraternity lodge. This hideous creature has similar characteristics to Barnum’s Feejee Mermaid, including the fish tail and the shriveled body, and is patched together with some other unknown disturbing animal parts; however, many suspect that the parts are some sort of small monkey. The Feejee Mermaid at the Nature Museum is unique in that it has a mustache, unlike most other Feejee mermaids. It is unsure whether this mustache is to indicate the gender of this mermaid. Despite being a popular attraction, this little creature is kept in the museums storage, and is only brought out occasionally.

1. The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid, located in Copenhagen, is the archetypical mermaid from which opinions of almost all other mermaids are created from. This renowned Danish statue was created by drawing inspiration from Hans Christian Anderson’s story - of the same name - about a beautiful mermaid who fell in love with the surface world. The Little Mermaid statue depicts what the Western world would consider the typical characteristics of a mermaid – a gorgeous young woman with long, flowing hair on the top, and a large fish on the bottom.

Powder River Basin Archaeology: Part 1

Archaeologist Gene Munson gives a presentation on his work in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana at the 16th Annual Native American Artifact Show at the Campbell County Rockpile Museum in Gillette, Wyoming on November 5, 2011. Part 1 of 3.

strange events, Mermaid, unique, mysterious, but real

strange events, unique, mysterious, but real

- Merman
From the official site of Banff Indian Trading Post, Wednesday (05/22/2013), the museum they have a strange collection of a human figure fish. But not many know about the specific history of the discovery of a half-fish which part of his body has been preserved.

Human fish is a legendary creature that has a human form men from the waist up and similar fish from the waist down. He has a scaly fish tail in place feet.

Many believe, magical object was obtained shopkeeper, Norman Luxton around 1915. Luxton start his experiences as a gold prospector and back to Banff, then became a successful businessman and head of honor American Indians native to Stoney.

There is a story that says if a fish man who has become a mummy was purchased Luxton of the mysterious origin of Java, Indonesia. Human mummy fish generally exhibited in a glass case in the back room of the Indian Trading Post. Luxton died in 1962.

- Giant Pink Slug
Traveler who visited Mount Kaputar National Park in New South Wales, Australia, definitely unbelievable shock. Recently found hundreds of snails pink giant. Reaches 20 cm in length, and the hundreds!

The existence of this giant pink snails apparently has long been known to local residents. Type is Triboniophorus graeffi, which is related to the kind of snails in New Zealand and South Africa. Even so, scientists have discovered the giant snail species.

- In May 2007, a reindeer breeder and hunter named Yuri Khudi found the carcass of a baby woolly mammoth in Russia's Arctic Yamal peninsula in a frozen state.
Carcass was named Lyuba and weighs 50 kg. The woolly mammoth has a height of 85 cm and a length of 130 cm from head to tail. Determined that the calf had died around 42,000 years ago at the age of one month.

- Montauk Monster
Montauk Monster is unknown carcass that washed up near the business district of Montauk, New York in July 2008. A woman named Jenna Hewitt, 26, of Montauk, and three friends said they found the creature Ditch Plains near the beach, in the town of East Hampton

- carrier Shell
These animals belong to the class of molluscs, and decorate the shells themselves by choosing some other shells, rocks, or other pieces, then paste it into the shell itself. There are 22 species, and each species like shells decorate with objects he likes.

- The Taman Shud Case
The Taman Shud Case, also known as the Mystery of the Somerton Man, is an unsolved case of an unidentified man found dead at 6:30 a.m., 1 December 1948, on Somerton beach in Adelaide, South Australia. It is named after a phrase, tamam shud, meaning ended or finished in Persian, on a scrap of the final page of The Rubaiyat, found in the hidden pocket of the man's trousers.
Considered one of Australia's most profound mysteries at the time, the case has been the subject of intense speculation over the years regarding the identity of the victim, the events leading up to his death, and the cause of death. Public interest in the case remains significant because of a number of factors: the death occurring at a time of heightened tensions during the Cold War, what appeared to be a secret code on a scrap of paper found in his pocket, the use of an undetectable poison, his lack of identification, and the possibility of unrequited love.
While the case has received the most scrutiny in Australia, it also gained international coverage, as the police widely distributed materials in an effort to identify the body, and consulted with other governments in tracking down leads.

Banff to Edmonton 2007

Driving from Banff to Edmonton August 2017




Banff is a resort town in the province of Alberta, located within Banff National Park. The peaks of Mt. Rundle and Mt. Cascade, part of the Rocky Mountains, dominate its skyline. On Banff Avenue, the main thoroughfare, boutiques and restaurants mix with château-style hotels and souvenir shops. The surrounding 6,500 square kilometres of parkland are home to wildlife including elk and grizzly bears.

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The Cowboy Cavalry Book Trailer

The Northwest Rebellion of 1885 was a turning point in relations between Canada's First Nations and white settlers, particularly in the cattle country of southern Alberta.

In anticipation, the Rocky Mountain Rangers were formed: a volunteer militia composed of 114 ex-Mounties, ex-cons, retired military officials and working, militarily inexperienced ranch-hands.

Gordon Tolton's new book tells the story of a motley group of displaced soldiers and misfit cowboys who would become cavalrymen, intent on preserving their place in the Canadian West. The Cowboy Cavalry tells a gritty tale, where frontier mentality mixes with gunpowder, fear, corruption and gross media sensationalizing and brings to life an often overlooked part of Canadian history.

Aboriginal Museum video

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Banff National Park | Wikipedia audio article

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Banff National Park


00:02:34 1 History
00:03:18 1.1 Early history
00:04:11 1.2 Rocky Mountains Park established
00:07:29 1.3 Coal mining
00:08:10 1.4 Internment camps
00:10:06 1.5 Winter tourism
00:12:14 1.6 Conservation
00:13:56 2 Geography
00:15:08 2.1 Banff
00:16:20 2.2 Lake Louise
00:17:08 2.3 Icefields Parkway
00:18:31 3 Geology
00:22:32 3.1 Glaciers and icefields
00:25:51 4 Climate
00:27:51 5 Ecology
00:28:00 5.1 Ecoregions
00:29:11 5.2 Wildlife
00:31:03 5.3 Mountain pine beetles
00:31:38 6 Tourism
00:32:48 7 General management
00:34:20 8 Wildlife management
00:34:29 8.1 Previous management
00:35:35 8.2 Large species management
00:39:18 8.3 Strategies
00:41:00 9 Human impact
00:41:09 9.1 Environment
00:43:26 9.2 Fire management
00:43:52 9.3 Transportation
00:45:02 9.4 Development
00:45:59 9.5 Banff-Bow Valley Study
00:47:39 9.6 Canmore
00:48:12 10 See also



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Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park and was established in 1885. Located in the Rocky Mountains, 110–180 kilometres (68–112 mi) west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, Banff encompasses 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 sq mi) of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes. The Icefields Parkway extends from Lake Louise, connecting to Jasper National Park in the north. Provincial forests and Yoho National Park are neighbours to the west, while Kootenay National Park is located to the south and Kananaskis Country to the southeast. The main commercial centre of the park is the town of Banff, in the Bow River valley.
The Canadian Pacific Railway was instrumental in Banff's early years, building the Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise, and attracting tourists through extensive advertising. In the early 20th century, roads were built in Banff, at times by war internees from World War I, and through Great Depression-era public works projects. Since the 1960s, park accommodations have been open all year, with annual tourism visits to Banff increasing to over 5 million in the 1990s. Millions more pass through the park on the Trans-Canada Highway. As Banff has over three million visitors annually, the health of its ecosystem has been threatened. In the mid-1990s, Parks Canada responded by initiating a two-year study, which resulted in management recommendations, and new policies that aim to preserve ecological integrity.
Banff National Park has a subarctic climate with three ecoregions, including montane, subalpine, and alpine. The forests are dominated by Lodgepole pine at lower elevations and Engelmann spruce in higher ones below the treeline, above which is primarily rocks and ice. Mammal species such as the grizzly, cougar, wolverine, elk, bighorn sheep and moose are found, along with hundreds of bird species. Reptiles and amphibians are also found but only a limited number of species have been recorded. The mountains are formed from sedimentary rocks which were pushed east over newer rock strata, between 80 and 55 million years ago. Over the past few million years, glaciers have at times covered most of the park, but today are found only on the mountain slopes though they include the Columbia Icefield, the largest uninterrupted glacial mass in the Rockies. Erosion from water and ice have carved the mountains into their current shapes.