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Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

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catalogued numerous petroglyph and pictograph sites within the park in 1973. In 1981, a portion of the park was named a Provincial Historic Resource to protect this rock art from increasing impact from vandalism and graffiti. The most sensitive areas are now set aside in areas designated for guided tours only. In 1977, the park preserved the archaeology of the pictographs and petroglyphs. This protection makes the park one of the largest concentrations of rock art in the North American Plains. In 2004 Parks Canada added the park to Canada's tentative list of possible world heritage sites. The application indicated that the Blackfoot people would also like the
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the homes of powerful spirits. The shelter of the coulees and the abundance of game and berries made the area that is now the park an excellent location for these nomadic people to stop on their seasonal migrations. While the greatest use of the area was made by those in transit, there is some evidence, including
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The park was created in 1957 and was designated an archaeological preserve in 1977. As part of the NWMP centennial celebrations, the outpost was reconstructed between 1973 and 1975, and is now one of the attractions in the park. Archaeologists from the Alberta Provincial Parks Department surveyed and
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Beginning around the year 1730, large numbers of horses, metal goods, and guns began to appear on the western plains. This signified not only a change in the First Nations lifestyle, but a change in the content of the rock art. Pictures of hunters on horseback, and warriors without body shields began
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also travelled through the valley and may have also created some of the art. These carvings and paintings tell of the lives and journeys of those who created them, and of the spirits they found here. The towering cliffs and hoodoos had a powerful impact on the native visitors, who believed these were
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Payenberg, T.D.H., Braman, D.R., Davis, D.W. and Miall, A.D. 2002. Litho- and chronostratigraphic relationships of the Santonian-Campanian Milk River Formation in southern Alberta and the Eagle Formation in Montana utilising stratigraphy, U-Pb geochronology, and palynology, Canadian Journal of Earth
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began to arrive in the area, which helped to alleviate some of the boredom and isolation the NWMP officers faced. In 1918, the outpost was closed, as Canadian authorities felt little possibility of criminal activity along the border, and shortly thereafter, the outpost fell victim to
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The park features a visitor centre, campgrounds, picnic areas, group-use areas, and hiking trails, as well as canoeing and kayaking on the Milk River.
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There is evidence that the Milk River Valley was inhabited by First Nations people as long ago as 9000 years. First Nations tribes such as the
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reconstructed on its original site. The original outpost was burned down by persons unknown after it was closed in 1918.
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These petroglyphs were created prior to the arrival of the horse. They show warriors carrying body shields.
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From Spiritual and Biographic to Boundary-Marking Deterrent Art: A Reinterpretation of Writing-on-Stone
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of Montana included as part of the world heritage site. In March 2005, the park was designated a
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carved the present Milk River valley, and water, ice and wind eroded the sandstone to produce the
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word meaning 'it is pictured' (or 'written'). The provincial park is synonymous with the
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Alberta: How the West was Young - Archaeology and Pre-contact - Writing-on-Stone
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Survey and Analysis of Plant Community Types of Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
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Writing-on-Stone Park contains the greatest concentration of rock art on the
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The park comprises 17.80 square kilometres (6.87 sq mi) of
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World Heritage Site. Its UNESCO application was filed under the name
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On July 6, 2019, Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi was inscribed as a
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Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
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Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Park Research and Management
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is located about 100 kilometres (60 mi) southeast of
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antelopes. Other animals found in the park area include
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Location of Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in Alberta
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The prairie surrounding the park is good habitat for
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itself. It is one of the largest areas of protected
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Blackfoot

County of Warner No. 5
49°4′55″N 111°37′1″W / 49.08194°N 111.61694°W / 49.08194; -111.61694
Alberta Environment and Parks
UNESCO World Heritage Site
2019
session
1597
North America
National Historic Site of Canada
Alberta Historic Resources Act
IUCN
Natural Monument
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is located in Alberta
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is located in Canada
Lethbridge
Alberta
Milk River
Milk River
prairie
nature preserve
First Nations
Blackfoot
UNESCO
Blackfoot language
North American
Great Plains
North-West Mounted Police
outpost

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