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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Highway 785 18 Kms North & West Of Fort Macleod, Alberta

Featured Review : For 6,000 years American Indians have gathered on the plains below these sandstone cliffs for one purpose…a mighty kill of buffalo! The beasts were first coaxed by Indian braves dressed in disguise as baby calves who cal...See Full Review

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    3 out of 5 stars

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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Reviews

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Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Eggbreaker from Portland, Oregon
  • October 24, 2002
Quote: Head Smashed in is a interpretive center run by the local Indian tribes of Alberta, Canada. The center is right up against the bluff of the very Buffalo Jump itself. This place is where the tribes gathered to herd buffalo along until they stampeded... Read the full Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump review

From journal Alberta, Canada

Smashed-In-Head Buffalo Jump

  • 4 out of 5 stars by indigirl from San Francisco, California
  • October 15, 2002
Smashed-In-Head Buffalo Jump
Quote: Smashed-In-Head Buffalo Jump is a significant historic site in Southern Alberta, and it is located in one of the most beautiful sections of Alberta Plains. This cliff and interperative centre marks the location of one of the most used buffalo kill... Read the full Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump review

From journal A weekend in Calgary

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HEAD SMASHED-IN BUFFALO JUMP

  • 4 out of 5 stars by dawn from Chicago, Illinois
  • July 15, 2002
HEAD SMASHED-IN BUFFALO JUMP
Quote: For 6,000 years American Indians have gathered on the plains below these sandstone cliffs for one purpose…a mighty kill of buffalo! The beasts were first coaxed by Indian braves dressed in disguise as baby calves who called the buffalo closer to the... Read the full Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump review

From journal Peaks and Pinnacles of Waterton National Park