Stand Off, Alberta Explained

Stand Off
Settlement Type:Locality
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Stand Off in Alberta
Coordinates:49.274°N -113.184°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Planning region
Subdivision Name3:South Saskatchewan
Established Title:Founded
Established Title2:Established
Established Title3:Incorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Population Total:682
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Leader Title2:MP
Leader Title3:MLA
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6

Stand Off (Tattsikiitapi / ᒣᒧᐧᖽᒣᑯ) is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta, Canada within the Blood (Kainai) reserve. It is on Highway 2, approximately 43km (27miles) southwest of Lethbridge and 30km (20miles) north of Cardston. The people living in Stand Off and on the reserve are a part of the Blackfoot Nation of Canada and the United States. The Blood Tribe (Nation) has the largest landmass in all eleven Numbered Treaties in Canada, (1871–1921).

Education

Stand Off is home to Red Crow Community College founded in 1986. The institution has had more than 2000 graduates since its opening, representing 16 percent of the reserve population.

Demographics

Stand Off recorded a population of 682 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Book: 91 Census . Population and Dwelling Counts . Unincorporated Places . . Ottawa . June 1993 . December 14, 2021.