Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

• Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump heritage site enjoys boost after shout out on ‘The Pitt’

  Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump was used for thousands of years by Indigenous people to channel bison herds and send the animals stampeding over a cliff to be killed and harvested.

  Entertainment

  Jan 28
  
• Southern Alberta tourism industry records strong numbers in 2024

  Local tourist attractions in southern Alberta have benefitted from changes in habits, creating an excitement around the future of the industry.

  Economy

  Apr 23, 2025
  
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• Archaeology students dig up the past at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

  Archaeology students from the University of Lethbridge are busy getting their hands dirty at an excavation site at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2021
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• Firefighters called to grass fire at Alberta’s Head-Smashed-in-Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site

  Firefighters were called to a UNESCO World Heritage Site west of Fort Macleod, Alta., on Thursday after a grass fire ignited there.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2021
• Royal Alberta Museum to crack open 1,600-year-old roasting pit with meal still inside

  Archaeologists at the Royal Alberta Museum are about to start the months-long process of discovering what ancient people cooked for dinner.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2017
• Vandals shoot holes in sign at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump historic site

  RCMP said the shooter made holes for eyes in the buffaloes' heads.

  Crime

  Aug 18, 2016
• Ministers of sport and recreation meet in Lethbridge

  Alberta's Minister of Culture and Tourism Ricardo Miranda hosted Canada's federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for sport and recreation in Lethbridge this week.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2016