Brocket
Location of Brocket in Alberta
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
- ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 25.
- ↑ "New lodge to promote and protect Piikani ways | Pincher Creek Echo". Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
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