Ben Calf Robe Explained

Ben Calf Robe
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Children:Ed Calf Robe (son)[2]
Relatives:Noran Calf Robe (grandson)[3]

Ben Calf Robe was a Blackfoot (Siksika) elder,[4] residential school survivor,[5] and scout for the North West Mounted Police (and later the RCMP).[6] [7]

Calgary Stampede

Calf Robe liaised with Calgary Stampede founder Guy Weadick on the inaugural event in 1912, and was invited to camp at the Indian Village. The Calf Robe family tipi has been an annual mainstay since.[8]

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  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-09-19 . 2017-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170919233944/http://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/docs/how-to/find-birth-marriage-death-records/deaths/deaths-2/c/deaths-c-1955-1959.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Meet Noran Calf Robe, Indian Village Tipi Owner from Siksika Nation – Blog. https://web.archive.org/web/20170727035824/http://www.calgarystampede.com/blog/2016/04/06/meet-noran-calf-robe-indian-village-tipi-owner-from-siksika-nation/. 2017-07-27.
  3. Web site: Meet Noran Calf Robe, Indian Village Tipi Owner from Siksika Nation – Blog. https://web.archive.org/web/20170727035824/http://www.calgarystampede.com/blog/2016/04/06/meet-noran-calf-robe-indian-village-tipi-owner-from-siksika-nation/. 2017-07-27.
  4. Web site: Home | Calgary Herald. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019215813/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Deerfoot+Revenge/6752087/story.html. 2016-10-19.
  5. Web site: Ben Calf Robe Society | Our Children are Sacred . bcrsociety.ab.ca . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170703115821/http://bcrsociety.ab.ca/ . 3 July 2017 . dead.
  6. Web site: Meet Noran Calf Robe, Indian Village Tipi Owner from Siksika Nation – Blog. https://web.archive.org/web/20170727035824/http://www.calgarystampede.com/blog/2016/04/06/meet-noran-calf-robe-indian-village-tipi-owner-from-siksika-nation/. 2017-07-27.
  7. Web site: A short biography of K'sitew . www.medicinereiki.com . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161211054012/http://www.medicinereiki.com/bio.html . 11 December 2016 . dead.
  8. Web site: Meet Noran Calf Robe, Indian Village Tipi Owner from Siksika Nation – Blog. https://web.archive.org/web/20170727035824/http://www.calgarystampede.com/blog/2016/04/06/meet-noran-calf-robe-indian-village-tipi-owner-from-siksika-nation/. 2017-07-27.
  9. Web site: Ben Calf Robe Society | Our Children are Sacred . bcrsociety.ab.ca . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170703115821/http://bcrsociety.ab.ca/ . 3 July 2017 . dead.
  10. Web site: Edmonton Catholic Schools. https://web.archive.org/web/20170919181216/https://www.ecsd.net/schools/8214/school-information/Pages/default.aspx. 2017-09-19.
  11. Web site: Ben Calf Robe celebrates its landmark 35th Annual Powwow on May 7. https://web.archive.org/web/20170919184656/http://www.albertanativenews.com/ben-calf-robe-celebrates-its-landmark-35th-annual-powwow-on-may-7/. 2017-09-19. 19 April 2016.