Making Connections to Land, People and Places

Making Connections to Land, People and Places was hosted by Central Alberta Regional Consortium (CARC). This experiential learning opportunity included visits to two sites, Dry Island Buffalo Jump and Rumsey. Sharing of Aboriginal cultural stories and ceremony was integrated within the visits.

Discussion Paper

Love Thy Neighbour: Repatriating Precarious Blackfoot Site
This discussion paper, written by Narcisse Blood and Dr. Cynthia Chambers, explores the question of responsibility for the care of significant Blackfoot (Siksikáítapiiksi) sites particularly in the province of present-day Alberta.

Image Collections

	Dry Island Image Collection (38 images) This digital image collection includes photographs taken at Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, Alberta.
	Rumsey Image Collection (11 images) This digital image collection includes photographs taken at the site of the medicine wheel southwest of Rumsey, Alberta.

Video Clips

These video clips feature footage from Making Connections to Land, People and Places.

	Introduction to the Day (13 Clips) Participants provide background information and set the context for the experiential learning opportunity.
	Dry Island Buffalo Jump Site (8 Clips) Participants partake in an experiential visit to the Dry Island Buffalo Jump site on May 5, 2007.
	Rumsey Site (11 Clips) Participants partake in an experiential visit to the Rumsey site on May 5, 2007.

See Related Web Links

Title:	Historic Resources Act: Chapter H-4
Host:	The Rooms Provincial Museum
Description:	The Web site contains information on the Historic Resources Act in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is designed to regulate, preserve and maintain historic resources in the province.
Navigation Tips:	Scroll down to access the text, or click on a link to go directly to a section of text.
URL:	http://www.nfmuseum.com/hra.htm

Title:	Medicine Wheels
Host:	The Canadian Encyclopedia
Description:	The Web site contains information about, and drawings and photographs of, medicine wheels.
Navigation Tips:	Scroll down to access information. Click on links to access related information.
URL:	http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=J1ARTJ0005206

Title:	Archaeology and Pre-Contact: Archaeological Images
Host:	Heritage Community Foundation
Description:	The Web site contains a database of photographs of archaeological sites and artifacts from Alberta, including medicine wheels.
Navigation Tips:	Click on an image title to access the image.
URL:	http://www.abheritage.ca/alberta/archaeology/arch_images.html

Title:	Elders’ Voices: Medicine Wheel
Host:	Heritage Community Foundation
Description:	The Web site contains information on the history and purpose of medicine wheels.
Navigation Tips:	Scroll down to access the text. Click on "Quicklinks" to access related information.
URL:	http://www.abheritage.ca/eldersvoices/history/beginnings_medicine_wheels.html

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