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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is an archaeological and cultural landscape in Alberta, where the terrain, bison-driving routes and collective work formed a hunting system.

Cliff and open prairie at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alberta.
Photo by Lazarus000 Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
The place

What makes it special

  • The interpretive centre helps explain how the terrain shaped collective hunting.
  • Interpretation includes Blackfoot or Niitsitapi history and knowledge.
  • The visit combines exhibits, an upper viewpoint and open landscape.
Exterior of the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre built into the hillside.
Photo by Ed Correa Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Bison in a grassland landscape, contextual image not necessarily taken at the site.
Photo by Kim Siever from Lethbridge, AB, Canada Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC0
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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

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Cliff and open prairie at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alberta.

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump and the landscape of communal hunting

A visit to southern Alberta to understand a Niitsitapi/Blackfoot landscape, explore its viewpoints and plan a stop that depends on having a car.

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Profile updated: 02/10/2026