Fort Calgary renamed The Confluence: Historic Site and Parkland – Calgary [Video]

Fort Calgary has revealed its new name and brand identity: “The Confluence: Historic Site & Parkland.”

The historic site was a meeting place for Indigenous peoples at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers, and remains a place of great significant to Indigenous Peoples.

“Oral histories, written documents and maps show us that this very spot where the Bow and Elbow rivers meet has been a place of rest, trade, celebration and conflict for time immemorial,” said Jennifer Thompson, president of The Confluence.

Blackfoot Elder Leonard Bastien Weasel Traveller transferred the name I’táámito’táaattsiiyio’pi to the organization in a ceremony held on Thursday.

I’táámito’táaattsiiyio’pi means “harmonious meeting place” and recognizes that the land of The Confluence has a sacred and deep meaning.

“The Confluence speaks of two rivers coming together,” Bastien Weasel Traveller said. “It represents a new way of engaging to move forward in ways that are mutually beneficial to the …