Aboriginal History Unit: Research Results:
Stone Circles along the Frenchman River
Dr. Margaret G. Hanna mapped a series of stone circle sites along Chambery Coulee, a large coulee that drains into the north side of the Frenchman River valley in southwestern Saskatchewan. This coulee seems to have been a particularly important location for First Nations. Not only are there several hundred tipi rings along the edge of the coulee, but also there are other rock features which may have been the focus of ceremony and ritual. In addition to mapping the sites, Dr. Hanna discussed their meaning and significance with First Nations Elders.
View of Chambery Coulee (DiOd-16)
View of Chambery Coulee (DiOd-11).
Boulder cairn at Chambery Coulee site (DiOd-11).
Aerial view of tipi rings at Chambery Coulee site (DiOd-11).
Artist's reconstruction of "The Towns" at Chambery Coulee (DiOd-11).
Aerial view of south cellar and plough lines at Chambery Coulee site (DiOd-15).
Aerial view of main cellars, buggy trail, rock piles, and plough lines at Chambery Coulee site (DiOd-15).
For further information contact the Curator of Aboriginal History