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Indigenous sacred sites in Canada
Explore 10 sacred sites in Canada connected to Indigenous. Compare locations on the map and find respectful cultural and visiting guidance.
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Great Sandhills
Sceptre, Saskatchewan, Canada
In the heart of the Saskatchewan prairies, a vast desert of shifting sand dunes rises without warning from the grasslands....
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Fort Macleod, Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a documented archaeological site in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, connected with Indigenous....
Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung
Stratton, Stratton, Ontario, Canada
Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung is a documented archaeological site in Stratton, Ontario, Canada, connected with Indigenous....
Petroglyph Provinical Park, BC
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
On a sandstone hill overlooking Nanaimo Harbour, where the Nanaimo River reaches the sea, the ancestors of the Snuneymuxw First Nation carved images of sea wolves,...
Petroglyphs Park
North Kawartha, Ontario, Canada
Deep in the boreal forest of Ontario's Canadian Shield, a crystalline marble outcrop holds the largest known concentration of indigenous rock carvings in Canada....
SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay
Haida Gwaii, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay is a documented ancestral haida village in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada, connected with Indigenous....
Spotted Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Area A (Osoyoos Lake), British Columbia, Canada
In the semi-arid hills west of Osoyoos, British Columbia, a lake reveals its inner chemistry each summer....
Sproat Lake Petroglyphs, BC
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Nine ancient petroglyphs mark a lakeside rock face in central Vancouver Island, carved by ancestors of the Hupacasath First Nation....
Wanuskewin
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
In the sheltered valley of Opimihaw Creek, Northern Plains peoples have gathered for over six millennia to hunt, pray, heal, and find peace....
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Milk River, Alberta, Canada
In southern Alberta, the Milk River has carved a valley of sandstone cliffs and hoodoos that the Blackfoot call matapiiksi — the people....
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What is included in this Indigenous guide to Canada?
This guide includes 10 sacred places within the Indigenous tradition in Canada.
Can I view these Canada sacred places on a map?
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