Home in River Valley Destroyed by Flooding, 1902
Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa, 19760212011
From the Rocky Mountain headwaters all the way to Hudson’s Bay, the Oldman River is vital for life on the prairies. Known as Napi-tahtaa (Napi’s River) to the Nitsitapii (Blackfoot), humans, animals, and plants all rely on it for existence.
Nitsitapii ways of life focus on respect and reciprocity. Living in harmony with the land is important. When settlers moved in, they brought their own ways of thinking.
Connections to the river and land keep shifting all the time. How has the Oldman River landscape changed throughout human history?
