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16-530: As of March, 2019, the total registered population of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation is 2036 persons. There are 508 registered males, and 459 females living on their own reserve. Members of Alexis First Nation are of the "Stoney" or "Nakoda" ethnic group . The Stoney are sometimes considered part of the Assiniboine . The terms "Stoney" and "Assiniboine" stem from outsider's descriptions of how those peoples cooked by using heated stones (Assiniboine originates from

32-664: A drum contest and dance contests based on ages and/or styles. Competitors from many different First Nations participate. The main townsite is located on the shores of Lac Ste. Anne , which the Nakota Sioux call Wakâmne , or God's lake. Every summer there is a pilgrimage to the lake which is attended by up to 40,000 over four days, most of First Nations and Métis descent. Nakoda (Stoney) The Nakoda (also known as Stoney , Îyârhe Nakoda , or Stoney Nakoda ) are an Indigenous people in Western Canada and

48-520: A fun-filled weekend of kayaking-related activities. The Upper Kananaskis (upstream of Barrier Lake) is not so paddler friendly: low water levels, many snags and sweepers. The first rapid on the Kananaskis is the Widow Maker, which is a class III pool drop that is notoriously tippy. It is easy to put in below the Widow Maker if the paddler is looking to avoid the feature. The first play feature

64-465: A powerhouse. The Pocaterra Hydroelectric Facility involves a 1.5-kilometre penstock to increase the hydraulic head and therefore the amount of electricity it generates. ( MW ) Many hiking trails are found along the upper course of the river. Canoeing , kayaking , and rafting are also popular activities on the lower Kananaskis, with tours starting from Canmore or Banff . For whitewater enthusiasts looking to run friendly class II(III) whitewater,

80-419: Is a small hole on river left called Hollywood. The river then winds down with man-made eddies on either side of the river to the second feature called point-break, which is considered the river's best hole for playboating. Downstream is the river's largest wave, called Santa Claus, with an aggressive hole 30 yards below it (dubbed "Santa's Little Helper"). The section finishes off with Canoe Meadows Campground on

96-573: The Indian Act . Current chief and council were elected on June 14, 2022, and will hold their positions until June 17, 2026. The Alexis Annual Pow-wow Celebrations and Fastpitch Tournament is held on the Alexis reserve each summer in July. The Fastpitch tournament draws prizes of about $ 14,000 depending on the number of teams entered. The Pow-wow is generally divided into various categories, such as

112-729: The Bow River between the Kananaskis River and the Ghost River, which became the Big Horn , Stoney , and Eden Valley reserves, shared between the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney tribes. Kananaskis River The Kananaskis River / ˌ k æ n ə ˈ n æ s k ɪ s / is a mountain river in western Alberta , Canada. It is a tributary of the Bow River , crossing the length of Kananaskis Country . The river

128-581: The Kananaskis Trail follows its itinerary. The lower course flows through Bow Valley Provincial Park , where Barrier Lake is formed along the river. Barrier Lake is an artificial lake used for hydroelectric power generation. The Kananaskis merges into the Bow River at Seebe , 30 km east of Canmore . The Kananaskis River has a total length of 74 kilometers (46 mi). The river contains three hydroelectric dams, each of which contains

144-712: The Ojibwe language ; asinii meaning "stoney" and bwaan meaning "cooker"). The term Sioux is also an outsider's description used by the French to describe the Dakota and Lakota Nations in the United States. The Dakota and Lakota in Canada are non-treaty First Nations. Their traditional language is Nakoda/Stoney , and their endonym is I'sga I?abi. Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation has a custom electoral system based on section 10 of

160-687: The United States . Their territory used to be large parts of what is now Alberta , Saskatchewan , and Montana , but their reserves are now in Alberta and in Saskatchewan, where they are scarcely differentiated from the Assiniboine . They refer to themselves in their language as Nakoda , meaning 'friend, ally'. The name Stoney was given to them by anglophone explorers, because of their technique of using fire-heated rocks to boil broth in rawhide bowls. They are very closely related to

176-515: The Assiniboine, who are also known as Stone Sioux (from Ojibwe : asinii-bwaan ). The Nakoda First Nation in Alberta comprises three bands : Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney. The Stoney were "excluded" from Banff National Park between 1890 and 1920. In 2010 they were officially "welcomed back". The Nakoda are descendants of individual bands of the Assiniboine, from whom they spun out as an independent group in about 1744. The Nakoda

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192-469: The Lower Kananaskis is a popular choice. As the river is dam-controlled, the water levels are predictable, and TransAlta generally posts the release times and flow rates on their website . The Canoe Meadows site is home to the popular Kananaskis Whitewater Festival ("Kanfest") . This is an annual festival, typically occurring in mid-August, which attracts beginner and expert kayakers alike for

208-688: The Nakoda nations of Paul and Alexis signed an adhesion to Treaty 6 in 1877. In 1877, representatives of the Nakoda Nations of Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney met with representatives of the British Crown to discuss the terms of Treaty 7 . In exchange for the use of traditional lands, the Crown agreed to honour their right to self-government and an ancestral way of life. They were also promised reserve lands, 279 km situated along

224-488: The right hand shore, with a large "V" wave popular with river surfers, a second wave called the Green Tongue, and a very developed slalom course. Nearly every rapid on this stretch of river was either created or manipulated by man-made boulder placements. The exit of the river to get back to the take-out is anywhere on the right hand shore after the last slalom gate. [1] A major flood beginning on June 21, 2013 had

240-577: Was divided geographically and culturally into two tribal groups or divisions with different dialects, which in turn were further divided into several bands: Wood Stoney ( Chan Tonga Nakoda – 'Big Woods People', often called Swampy Ground Assiniboine , northern tribal group) Mountain Stoney ( Ye Xa Yabine Nakoda or Hebina – 'Rock Mountain People', often called Strong Wood Assiniboine , Thickwood Assiniboine , southern tribal group) Members of

256-710: Was named by John Palliser in 1858 after a Cree . The Kananaskis originates in the Canadian Rockies , east of the continental divide , in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park . It flows southeast to the Upper Kananaskis Lake , then turns north into the Lower Kananaskis Lake . From here it has a northbound course on the border of Spray Valley Provincial Park and Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park , where

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