| Stoney 142, 143, 144 | |
| Official Name: | Stoney Indian Reserve Nos. 142, 143, and 144 |
| Settlement Type: | Indian reserve |
| Image Map1: | CAN AB 289 STONEY INDIAN RESERVES -142, -143, -144.svg |
| Map Alt1: | A map of the province of Alberta showing 80 counties and 145 small Indian reserves. One is highlighted with a red circle. |
| Map Caption1: | Location in Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | First Nations |
| Subdivision Name: | Stoney Nakoda
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| Subdivision Type1: | Treaty |
| Subdivision Name1: | 7 |
| Subdivision Type2: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type3: | Province |
| Subdivision Name3: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal districts |
| Subdivision Name4: | Bighorn No. 8 Rocky View County |
| Seat Type: | Community |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Ha: | 39264.5 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 3713 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Stoney 142, 143, 144 is an Indian reserve of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, comprising Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations in Alberta, located between the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 and Rocky View County.[3] The largest community of the Nakoda people, it is 56 kilometers west of Calgary.[1]
The community is spread along both sides of the Trans-Canada Highway, east of Banff National Park and north of Kananaskis Improvement District. In addition to Kananaskis, it is also bordered by Bighorn No. 8, Rocky View County, and the town of Cochrane. By land area, it is the third-largest Indian reserve in Canada (after Blood 148 and Siksika 146, both also in Alberta).
According to the Canada 2011 Census:
Most of the film Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson was shot on location on the reserve.[4] Frank "Sitting Wind" Kaquitts, who played Sitting Bull in the film, had been elected the first ever chief of Alberta's Nakoda (Stoney) First Nation, after three bands had amalgamated the year before.[5] [6] Kevin Costner's Open Range was also filmed on the reserve. The film Little Big Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Chief Dan George was shot here also, and the first screening was held in Calgary so the tribe could attend.
The Stoney Reserve was badly damaged by a massive flood in June 2013 and hundreds of residents were evacuated from their homes.[7]