For countless centuries, the Blackfoot people in southern Alberta have hunted buffalo using a buffalo jump. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is one of hundreds of buffalo jumps that were across the great plains. But this location is unique. Read more: https://www.aptnnews.ca/?p=204927 | APTN National News

Did you know? 🇨🇦 Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump – Fun Facts 1. It has one of the coolest (and strangest) names in the world The name comes from a Blackfoot legend about a young man who wanted to watch a buffalo hunt from below the cliff — and was tragically found with his head smashed in after the stampede. ⸻ **2. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO designated it in 1981, recognizing it as one of the oldest and best-preserved buffalo jump sites on Earth. 3. It’s in the middle of stunning pr