Bien patrimonial municipal

Buffalo Effigy

Happy Valley RM 10, Saskatchewan

Buffalo Effigy

Photo: Government of Saskatchewan, Frank Korvemaker, 1992.

Reconnaissance
1999
Par
Administrations locales (Sask.)

Le texte du répertoire, mot pour mot

Description

The Buffalo Effigy site is a Municipal Heritage Property encompassing 64 hectares of land overlooking West Beaver Creek near the United States border and the Big Beaver Port of Entry. The property’s main features include a bison figure outlined in fieldstones, a rock cairn and at least eight stone rings.

Valeur patrimoniale

The Buffalo Effigy speaks to the important role of bison in precontact First Nations culture. The site, believed to contain the only bison figure constructed of fieldstone in Canada, expresses the deep spiritual significance attached to the relationship between humans and the animals that provided so many of life's necessities. The site continues to be venerated and used as a ceremonial site by First Nations.

The site is also valued as an important expression of time and place for the local rural community. The area's residents strongly identify with an historic tableau that includes the buffalo effigy, other precontact sites, and sites related to the settlement era. The local people have a very strong sense of pride in these historic resources, which they see as giving their community its distinctive character.

Source:

Rural Municipality of Happy Valley No. 10 Bylaw No. 2-99.

Éléments caractéristiques

The heritage value of the Buffalo Effigy site resides in the following character-defining elements:

-the site in its defined boundaries on an undisturbed hilltop;

-the buffalo figure, stone rings and cairns or other archaeological features in their original locations;

-precontact artifacts, especially those in an undisturbed context;

-the site's unobstructed vistas of the surrounding countryside;

-use of the site by First Nations for traditional ceremonial purposes;

-use of the site by community residents for educational, leisure and tourism purposes.

Fin du texte du répertoire

Emplacement

49.01619° N, 105.18722° W

Itinéraire (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

L’inscription au répertoire ne rend pas un lieu accessible au public. Beaucoup sont des résidences ou des commerces privés; admirez-les depuis la rue.

Chargement de la carte…

À proximité

Les 3 lieux de Happy Valley RM 10

Lieux semblables

Les lieux dont la description du répertoire se rapproche le plus de celle-ci.

Tiré du Répertoire canadien des lieux patrimoniaux, dans sa dernière mise à jour du 12 décembre 2025. Le texte du répertoire est reproduit mot pour mot.