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The name "Medicine Hat" is an English interpretation of Saamis (SA-MUS) – the Blackfoot word for the eagle tail feather headdress worn by medicine men. [14] Several legends are associated with the name of a mythical mer-man river serpent named Soy-yee-daa-bee – the Creator – who appeared to a hunter and instructed him to sacrifice his wife to get mystical powers which were manifested in ...
The "flaring" eagle feather bonnet is often made of golden eagle tail feathers connected to a buckskin or felt crown. There are slits at the base of the crown that allow the bonnet to have a "flaring" look. An unusual form of bonnet is the "fluttering feather" bonnet, with the feathers loosely attached to a felt or buckskin cap, hanging at the ...
Windermere is a residential area in the southwest portion of the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It was established in 2004 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Windermere Area Structure Plan, which guides the overall development of the area. [4] The area is represented by the Greater Windermere Community League. [5]
Horse Hill got its name from its use as a guarded horse pasturage for horses belonging to nearby Fort Edmonton in the early 1800s. The name "Horse Hill" first appears in the Edmonton House Journal on December 28, 1825. The "horse guard" lived in tents on the site and tried to safeguard the fort's horses from being stolen by Natives. [6]
Maple is a neighbourhood in southeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that was established in 2010 through the adoption of the Maple Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP). [8]Maple is located within The Meadows area and was originally identified as Neighbourhood 7 within The Meadows Area Structure Plan (ASP).
In the City of Edmonton's 2019 municipal census, Abbottsfield had a population of 1,775 living in 734 dwellings, [7] With a land area of 0.41 km 2 (0.16 sq mi), [6] it had a population density of 4,329.3 people/km 2 in 2019.
Trumpeter is a neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that was established in 2008 through the adoption of the Big Lake Neighbourhood One Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP). [ 6 ] It is located within the Big Lake area and was originally considered Neighbourhood 1 within the Big Lake Area Structure Plan (ASP). [ 7 ]
Twin Butte may be derived from Blackfoot name natsikapway-tomo "double hill" (Hugh A. Dempsey, Indian Names for Alberta Communities, p. 18) Two Hills (town) about 120 kilometres east of Edmonton in 54-12-4. May be derived from Cree name misoyik-kispakinasik "two hills" (Hugh A. Dempsey, Indian Names for Alberta Communities, p. 18)