Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

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World Heritage Site buffalo jump

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Alberta, Canada, preserving one of the world's best-preserved and oldest Indigenous buffalo jump hunting sites used by Plains peoples for thousands of years.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
buffalo jump ⓘ
associatedWith Blackfoot Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Plains Indigenous history ⓘ
bison ⓘ
category Archaeological sites in Alberta ⓘ
Indigenous history of Canada ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in Canada ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
earliestUseApprox around 5000 BCE ⓘ
hasPart cliff face used to drive bison over ⓘ
interpretive centre ⓘ
kill site at base of cliff ⓘ
museum exhibits ⓘ
processing and camp areas ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1981 ⓘ
latestIntensiveUseApprox 19th century ⓘ
locatedIn Alberta ⓘ
southern Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInOrNear Foothills of the Rocky Mountains ⓘ
Porcupine Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ
managingOrganization Alberta Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Government of Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestCity Fort Macleod NERFINISHED ⓘ
offers cultural interpretation of Plains peoples ⓘ
educational programs ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ
partOf Plains of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodOfUse for nearly 6000 years ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
recognizedFor long-term continuity of Indigenous hunting practices ⓘ
outstanding testimony to Plains Indigenous culture ⓘ
traditional knowledge of bison behavior ⓘ
significance illustrates communal hunting practices of Plains peoples ⓘ
one of the best-preserved buffalo jump sites ⓘ
one of the oldest known buffalo jump sites ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 158 ⓘ
usedBy Blackfoot peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
Plains First Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ
Plains Indigenous peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor buffalo jump hunting ⓘ
communal bison hunting ⓘ

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southern Alberta → containsProtectedArea → Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Alberta
southern Alberta → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Alberta