A Pilgrimage To The Birthplace Of Canada’s National Park System
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For 10,000 years, people from the Stoney Nakoda and other Indigenous nations climbed down rawhide ladders into a small mountain cave to drum, sing, pray and bathe. They believed the natural hot springs water was a gift from the Creator and Mother Earth and used it for blessings and healing.
- By Jennifer Bain - April 19th, 2023 2:45am