Telling Our Stories STONEY NAKODA FIRST NATION HISTORIC STORIES ABOUT LOCAL PLACES These are stories from the Îyârhe [ee-YAH-hhay]. Îyârhe means “mountain people.” We are a branch of the Sioux/Dakota/Lakota/ Nakoda people, who are now called the Stoney Nakoda Nation. STORY SIGN LOCATIONS 4. Îyâ Mnathka — E-Yamnuska 7. Tînda Mîmun — Indian Flats [ee-yum MNAHTH-kah] [TEEN-dah mee-MUN] 1. Ozîja Baha — Bear Hill Highway 1A, 2 km east of junction with Highway 1X 400 m east of Elk Run Boulevard on Indian Flats Road, [oh-ZIN-jah-hhay bah-HAH] Learn about respectful use of this sacred mountain limited parking at pull-off, 60 m north of Highway 1A and how to correctly pronounce its name. A regular camping site on annual seasonal harvest journeys. Westbound Highway 1 rest area between exits 143 and 137 This name means “round open meadow (comfortable for camping).” This is the entry point to the Stoney Nakoda Nation territory… 5. Chânh Pay Oda — Exshaw learn more about this arm of the Great Nakoda Sioux Nation. [chahm-PAY OH-dah] 8. Châ Ûpchîchîyen Kudebi — Canmore [CHÂH oomp-cheen-chee-YAYDN koo-DAY-bee] 2. Chief John Chiniquay — Chiniki Cultural Centre Highway 1A at Canyon Creek Bridge [CHIN-nik-kee] Learn the Stoney Nakoda story behind this name, 2801 Bow Valley Trail, Canmore which means “many stumps.” Learn the Stoney Nakoda story behind this place name, South of Highway 1 at exit 131 which means “shooting little spruce tree.” Learn more about the longest serving chief of the Chiniki Band. 6. Tae Gŭh They Hunch — Dead Man’s Flats [tae GŬH they hunch] 3. Ozade Îmne — Kananaskis st st [oh-ZAH-day EEM-nay] Northwest corner of 1 Avenue and 1 Street Learn the Stoney Nakoda story behind Highway 40 just north of Highway 68 junction MORLEY the unusual name of this hamlet. This name means “V-shaped valley” and “neck of land 1A between two lakes.” Learn more about the traditional Stoney Nakoda uses of this place. BEAR HILL 1 CHINIKI CULTURAL CENTRE E-YAMNUSKA TRAVEL ALBERTA VISITOR CENTRE 68 1X 1A INDIAN FLATS 40 EXSHAW CANMORE BARRIER LAKE 1 VISITOR CENTRE DEAD MAN’S FLATS Image by Rolland Rollinmud, Stoney Nakoda Artist. Blessing and Unveiling Ceremonies, June 2018. Painting by Gordon Wesley, Stoney Nakoda Artist. A collaborative Canada 150 project by Chiniki Elders Advisory Council and Municipal District of Bighorn. This initiative is made possible by the Community Fund for Canada’s 150th, a collaboration between Banff Canmore Community Foundation, the Government of Canada, and extraordinary leaders from coast to coast to coast. STONEY.