Brocket, Alberta Explained

Brocket is a settlement in Peigan 147, in southern Alberta located on Highway 3 between Pincher Creek and Fort Macleod. It is the main community on the Piikani Nation reserve.

The community takes its name from Brocket Hall, in England.[1]

In April 2010, the Buffalo Skull Lodge opened in Brocket housing Piikani Traditional Knowledge Services, which works to preserve Piikanissini, the traditional way of life of the Piikani people.[2]

References

  1. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada. Ottawa. 25.
  2. Web site: New lodge to promote and protect Piikani ways | Pincher Creek Echo . 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140312212040/http://www.pinchercreekecho.com/2010/04/07/new-lodge-to-promote-and-protect-piikani-ways . 2014-03-12 . dead .

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