Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Native name
Blackfoot: Áísínaiʼpi
These petroglyphs were created prior to the arrival of the horse. They show warriors carrying body shields.
LocationCounty of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates49°4′55″N 111°37′1″W / 49.08194°N 111.61694°W / 49.08194; -111.61694
Area1,106 ha
1,047 ha buffer zone
FoundedJanuary 8, 1957
Governing bodyAlberta Environment and Parks
Official nameWriting-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
CriteriaCultural: (iii)
Designated2019 (43rd session)
Reference no.1597
RegionNorth America
Official nameÁísínaiʼpi National Historic Site of Canada
DesignatedMarch 2005
Official nameWriting-on-Stone, Glyphs
TypeProvincial historic resource
Designated1981[1]
Reference no.4665-0060
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Designated1977
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is located in Alberta
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Location of Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in Alberta
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is located in Canada
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (Canada)

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is located about 100 kilometres (60 mi) southeast of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, or 44 kilometres (30 mi) east of the community of Milk River, and straddles the Milk River itself. It is one of the largest areas of protected prairie in the Alberta park system, and serves as both a nature preserve and protection for many First Nations (indigenous) rock carvings and paintings. The park is sacred to the Blackfoot and many other aboriginal tribes.

On July 6, 2019, Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2] Its UNESCO application was filed under the name Áísínaiʼpi, a Blackfoot language word meaning "it is pictured / written".[3] The provincial park is synonymous with the Áísínaiʼpi National Historic Site.[4]

  1. ^ Alberta Culture. "Writing-on-Stone, Glyphs". Alberta Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Alberta's Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park now a World Heritage Site". CBC. 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ UNESCO Tentative List
  4. ^ "Parks Canada - National Historic Sites in Alberta - National Historic Sites in Alberta - Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park Áísínai'pi National Historic Site of Canada". www.pc.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

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