Indigenous history tour available Sunday, hosted by Miywasin Centre

By Medicine Hat News on August 15, 2019.

The Miywasin Friendship Centre is hosting a tour Sunday afternoon focusing on Medicine Hat’s Indigenous history.

The first stop of the journey is the Saamis Tepee, where participants will meet their Indigenous guide who will explain the meaning behind the hand-painted illustrated story boards and their significance to First Nation heritage.

The Seven Persons Coulee is below the teepee, the site of the Saamis Archeological Site, which is said to have more than 83 million artifacts buried underground.

The next stop will be Saratoga Park, where several Métis families settled and built homes in 1930, according to the event Facebook page.

By 1950, there were about a dozen Métis families living there.

The tour ends with a return to the Miywasin Friendship Centre downtown, where an Elder will show guests how to make traditional Indigenous foods, such as bannock with chokeberry jam.

While participants eat, the guides will tell stories.

The Miywasin Centre recommends participants arrive 15 minutes early to meet the crew at Madhatter Roastery, which is located next door to Miywasin.

The event goes from 1-5 p.m.

Tickets are $95 plus tax and service charges and can be purchased on Eventbrite.