Wanuskewin Heritage Park Authority

Description

No one fully appreciated the importance of this site until the early 1980s when Dr. Ernie Walker, Department of Anthropology and Archeology at the University of Saskatchewan, further identified the area as an archaeological marvel. And for today’s opportunities, we owe a special debt of gratitude to the Penner and Vitkowski family who owned and preserved the land for over 40 years, allowing some careful archaeological exploration throughout that period.

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This site is located in a deep drainage basin on the bank of the South Saskatchewan River. The site consists of two activity areas: a bison procurement area and a processing/habitation area. The kill area is situated at the base of a moderately steep slope and may have involved the use of a pound structure. Test excavations revealed the presence of at least two kill episodes. The associated processing/habitation area is situated immediately east of the hill area and consists of at least three occupation levels. A single tipi ring is associated with the uppermost level.

Wanuskewin also long standing funding relationships with the City of Saskatoon, the Province of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan. We also have other partnerships with the Meewasin Valley Authority, the Rural Municipality of Corman Park and Saskatoon Public and Catholic School Divisions. We continue to develop more of these agreements with other public and private organizations throughout the province on an ongoing basis, many of which are not listed here.

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