Elders' vision of a story-telling place now a reality (canada.com)
From CanWest News Service:
Yvonne Jeffery, CanWest News Service
$25-M interpretive centre depicts the history, culture of the Blackfoot people:
An hour east of Calgary in the Siksika Nation, the waters of the Bow River cut through a low valley where lush trees create a marked contrast to the tall grasses on the rolling prairie above. It's on the hillside here, against a sweeping sky, that seven tepee skylights form a stylized half-moon roofline around the polework structure of Sun Dance Lodge.
Once, this building was nothing more than a vision of the Blackfoot elders: a place that would tell the stories of their history, culture and traditions to both their own people and visitors. Today, Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park -- now open to the public -- is a $25-million reality featuring an impressive
interpretive centre designed by architect Ron Goodfellow.
http://www.canada.com/topics/travel/story.html?id=209e3d37-ead4-4303-8a42-17649aff18be&k=34190
Yvonne Jeffery, CanWest News Service
$25-M interpretive centre depicts the history, culture of the Blackfoot people:
An hour east of Calgary in the Siksika Nation, the waters of the Bow River cut through a low valley where lush trees create a marked contrast to the tall grasses on the rolling prairie above. It's on the hillside here, against a sweeping sky, that seven tepee skylights form a stylized half-moon roofline around the polework structure of Sun Dance Lodge.
Once, this building was nothing more than a vision of the Blackfoot elders: a place that would tell the stories of their history, culture and traditions to both their own people and visitors. Today, Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park -- now open to the public -- is a $25-million reality featuring an impressive
interpretive centre designed by architect Ron Goodfellow.
http://www.canada.com/topics/travel/story.html?id=209e3d37-ead4-4303-8a42-17649aff18be&k=34190
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