Christmas at the Fort
What would visitors at both the modern-day replica and the original Fort Whoop-Up have seen and experienced during the holiday season?
What would visitors at both the modern-day replica and the original Fort Whoop-Up have seen and experienced during the holiday season? Join staff as they explain what historical and modern Christmas experiences at the fort included! From community feasts hosted by Joe Healy to hand-dipping wax candles and making Christmas crackers.
The Galt is grateful to the subject-matter experts delivering online content. As local professionals and knowledge experts, these presenters add valuable contributions to the local discourse; however, their ideas are their own. The people featured in the videos and those behind the scenes followed best practices to protect their health and safety.
Kítao’ahsinnooni (Blackfoot Territory)
Rebecca Many Grey Horses presents an overview of Indigenous history in southern Alberta.
Rebecca Many Grey Horses presents an overview of Indigenous history in southern Alberta. Rebecca has facilitated Indigenous history classes here at the Galt for the past two years, bringing in local experts, knowledge keepers and Elders to educate large groups of learners.
The video features many archival images. You can find more information about the photos on our database website at https://collections.galtmuseum.com.
The hand-drawn map of traditional Blackfoot territory can be purchased for $10 by contacting Mary Weasel Fat, Librarian and Elders Coordinator at 403.737.4351.
The Galt is grateful to the subject-matter experts delivering online content. As local professionals and knowledge experts, these presenters add valuable contributions to the local discourse; however, their ideas are their own. The people featured in the videos and those behind the scenes followed best practices to protect their health and safety.
Sacred Niitsitapi Sites
Southern Alberta is traditional Niitsitapi, or Blackfoot, territory. Rebecca Many Grey Horses discusses the importance of several sites including Chief Mountain, Crowsnest peak, Devil's Thumb, the Sweetgrass Hills, Writing on Stone, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, as well as the significance of medicine wheels and tepee rings.
Southern Alberta is traditional Niitsitapi, or Blackfoot, territory. Rebecca Many Grey Horses discusses the importance of several sites including Chief Mountain, Crowsnest peak, Devil's Thumb, the Sweetgrass Hills, Writing on Stone, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, as well as the significance of medicine wheels and tepee rings.
The Galt is grateful to the subject-matter experts delivering online content. As local professionals and knowledge experts, these presenters add valuable contributions to the local discourse; however, their ideas are their own. The people featured in the videos and those behind the scenes followed best practices to protect their health and safety.
Niitsitapi and Epidemics
The Niitsitapi, or Blackfoot people, have been hit repeatedly by epidemics. Rebecca Many Grey Horses shares her research about the impact of smallpox, measles, scarlet fever and the Spanish flu.
The Niitsitapi, or Blackfoot people, have been hit repeatedly by epidemics. Rebecca Many Grey Horses shares her research about the impact of smallpox, measles, scarlet fever and the Spanish flu.
Learn more about the Spanish Flu Pandemic in southern Alberta in our online exhibit Pandemic at Home: The 1918–1919 Flu.
The Galt is grateful to the subject-matter experts delivering online content. As local professionals and knowledge experts, these presenters add valuable contributions to the local discourse; however, their ideas are their own. The people featured in the videos and those behind the scenes followed best practices to protect their health and safety.
Rebecca Many Grey Horses presents an overview of Indigenous history in southern Alberta.