Stand Off, Alberta
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N 49° 27.707 W 113° 18.312
12U E 332963 N 5481346
The Blood Tribe Administration Centre and other facilities, such as police, fire and health care, are all located in the little village of Stand Off.
Waymark Code: WMPQAZ
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 10/06/2015
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The town's water tower stands in the residential section at the south end of the village. It's the only tall object in the area, making the village easy to spot from Highway 2 as one passes by. There are essentially no services in the town itself. Alongside the highway outside the village is a small gas station and food store with a general store and pizza joint beside it. The town stands on the east side of Highway 2 about 43 kilometers southwest of Lethbridge and about 30 kilometers south of Fort MacLeod.
The Kainai Blood Tribe is part of the Blackfoot Confederacy, which also includes the Peigan and Siksika people. Together, they are the oldest residents of the western prairie, having lived in the area for around 11,000 years. Today the Blood Reserve encompasses 549.7 square miles, bounded by the Old Man, St. Mary and Belly Rivers. As well as the main reserve, there is also a Timber Limit in the Rocky Mountains of approximately 7.5 square miles.
Within the reserve are the communities of Stand Off, Moses Lake, Levern, Old Agency, Fish Creek, Fort Whoop-Up and Bullhorn. The population on the reserve, as of June, 2012, was 11,519. The administration of the tribe is overseen by a chief and eleven councilors.
