Blackfoot Crossing

Blackfoot Crossing, Treaty No. 7 Signing Site, Earthlodge Village
LocationAlberta, Canada
Nearest citySiksika 146
Original useFirst Nations site
Current useMuseum
Governing bodySiksika Nation
Important eventsSigning of Treaty 7
Websiteblackfootcrossing.ca
Designated1925, 1925, 1972
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park
Established2007
LocationSiksika 146, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates50°48′15″N 112°54′23″W / 50.8041°N 112.9064°W / 50.8041; -112.9064
TypeEthnographic museum
Websiteblackfootcrossing.ca

Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park is a complex of historic sites on the Siksika 146 Indian reserve in Alberta, Canada. This crossing of the Bow River was traditionally a bison-hunting and gathering place for the Siksika people and their allies in the Blackfoot Confederacy.

The nearest towns are Cluny and Gleichen, in Wheatland County.

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