Wanuskewin Heritage Park

Wanuskewin Heritage Park, north of Saskatoon along Opimihaw Creek, preserves nearly 6,000 years of Northern Plains history as a First Nations cultural, historical, and archaeological site. For millennia, peoples including Cree, Assiniboine, Saulteaux, Atsina, Dakota, and Blackfoot gathered here to hunt bison, gather food and herbs, and shelter from winter winds. Its 240 hectares contain 19 significant sites, including campsites, bison kill sites, tipi rings, artifacts, and a rare medicine wheel. Managed with First Nations leadership, Wanuskewin remains a living place for ceremony, education, and research, where plains bison returned in 2019 and a calf was born in 2021 for the first time since 1876.

Saskatchewan · Canada