Wesley Band, Stoney Nakoda First Nation, Canada
The Bighorn Dam displaced members of the Wesley Band of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. They had lived and used the Kootenay Plains for generations. (Photo: "1905-1914 – Stoney mother and child at Kootenay Plains. Possibly Mrs. Silas Abraham." From Archives Canada via Calgary Guardian.)
About this community
- Dam
- Bighorn Dam
- River
- Bighorn River
- Established
- 1790
- Inundated
- 1972
- Population
- 100
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoney_Nakoda_First_Nation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bighorn_Dam
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lake
- https://calgaryguardian.com/old-photographs-kootenay-plains/
- https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jasper-national-park
- https://environbuzz.com/the-displacement-of-indigenous-peoples-for-national-parks/