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In Cree, ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) means "I am of the Earth." [4] The park was known as River Lot 11 when Métis landowner Joseph McDonald homesteaded on the site. [5]In 2013, the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Arts Council began the process of visioning the art park concept with a workshop for local Indigenous communities and residents. [5]
The park is located along the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River in southwestern Edmonton. The first section contains the Indigenous Peoples Experience, followed by a replica of the fort in 1846, 1885 Street, 1905 Street, and 1920 Street. [ 6 ]
From this total population, 47.3% of the population lives on an Indian reserve and the other 52.7% live in urban centres. [2] According to the 2011 Census, the First Nations population in Edmonton (the provincial capital) totalled at 31,780, which is the second highest for any city in Canada (after Winnipeg). [3]
However, according to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada reserves in Alberta total 866,022.8 ha (2,139,989 acres). Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and Statistics Canada recognize six Indian settlements within Alberta. Constance,Lake.ON
Hobbema's Alberta Grain Co. grain elevator, now at the Alberta Central Railway Museum Maskwacis (/ ˈ m ʌ s k w ə tʃ iː s /; Cree: ᒪᐢᑿᒌᐢ, maskwacîs), renamed in 2014 from Hobbema (/ h oʊ ˈ b iː m ə /), is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada at intersection of Highway 2A and Highway 611, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the City of Edmonton.
The Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) is a museum of human and natural history in Downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, located north of City Hall.The museum is the largest in western Canada with more than 7,600 square metres (82,000 sq ft) exhibition space and 38,900 square metres (419,000 sq ft) in total.
The Nation controls two reserves: the larger reserve, Enoch Cree Nation 135, is 20 square miles (52 km 2) (20 sections) or officially 5,306.20 hectares (13,111.9 acres) [3] and west of, and adjacent to, the City of Edmonton and surrounded by Parkland County on the north, west, and south.
A number of murals and paintings by Indigenous artists are displayed in the nave. Sunday Mass begins with a smudging ceremony, and the tabernacle is housed inside a teepee. [4] [14] The poorest Catholic parish in Edmonton, Sacred Heart's outreach ministries are an important part of downtown Edmonton's network of social services.