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IndigiTRAILS
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IndigiTRAILS is a free app available on Apple and Android devices. The app uses GPS or location services to allow audiences to take part in digital art galleries and other future activities within Calgary.

Each virtual art gallery or activity will have a trail map, in which you can download and follow to discover the interactive world all around you.

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Click on the maps below to get a PDF copy of the trails,
or call the USAY office for a copy.

Remembering Our Children
Prince’s Island Park, Calgary

Treaty 7 Trivia
Fort Calgary, Calgary

The Remembering Our Children trail, located at Prince’s Island Park, allows you to take a 30 minutes walk to view seven different art installations. Each art installation focuses on starting a conversation about Indian Residential Schools and the ongoing impacts. The artwork was created by Indigenous youth living in the City of Calgary.

The Treaty 7 Trivia Trail will take you along the Fort Calgary loop to test your knowledge and understanding of the Treaty 7 area. The trail will also provide you with opportunities to learn more about this area and see artwork from local Indigenous artists. Treaty 7 Trivia aims to build understand and support anti-racism efforts in Calgary.

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Remembering Our Children
Prince’s Island Park, Calgary

The Remembering Our Children trail, located at Prince’s Island Park, allows you to take a 30 minutes walk to view seven different art installations. Each art installation focuses on starting a conversation about Indian Residential Schools and the ongoing impacts. The artwork was created by Indigenous youth living in the City of Calgary.

Treaty 7 Trivia
Fort Calgary, Calgary

The Treaty 7 Trivia Trail will take you along the Fort Calgary loop to test your knowledge and understanding of the Treaty 7 area. The trail will also provide you with opportunities to learn more about this area and see artwork from local Indigenous artists. Treaty 7 Trivia aims to build understand and support anti-racism efforts in Calgary.

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Winged Wisdom
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary

Echoes of the Past
Nose Hill Park

Explore the world of Indigenous art and teachings with IndigiTRAILS: Winged Wisdom – an interactive exhibit featuring the birds of Treaty 7 and the wisdom of local Elders. Discover the spiritual significance of each bird, their symbolism in Indigenous stories, and the meaning behind why we should honour and respect each of them. Through augmented reality, visitors can witness the birds in flight and hear the teachings of the Elders. Join us on a journey of learning!

IndigiTRAILS: Echoes of the Past is a GPS Augmented Reality experience that takes you on a journey through time to specific moments in history that impacted Indigenous people. Immerse yourself in the past and witness historical events as if you were there. This unique experience can be found at three locations throughout the City of Calgary’s Nose Hill, offering a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples in the area.

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Winged Wisdom
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary

Explore the world of Indigenous art and teachings with IndigiTRAILS: Winged Wisdom – an interactive exhibit featuring the birds of Treaty 7 and the wisdom of local Elders. Discover the spiritual significance of each bird, their symbolism in Indigenous stories, and the meaning behind why we should honour and respect each of them. Through augmented reality, visitors can witness the birds in flight and hear the teachings of the Elders. Join us on a journey of learning!

Echoes of the Past
Nose Hill Park

IndigiTRAILS: Echoes of the Past is a GPS Augmented Reality experience that takes you on a journey through time to specific moments in history that impacted Indigenous people. Immerse yourself in the past and witness historical events as if you were there. This unique experience can be found at three locations throughout the City of Calgary’s Nose Hill, offering a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples in the area.

WATCH VIDEO

The 5R’s Initiative

Elder Quest

The 5R’s initiative is a joint effort between students of Forest Lawn and Jack James High School. The project involves creating artwork and stories that emphasize the values of the 5R’s – renewal, respect, responsibility, reciprocity, and relationship – and how they relate to communities and fellow classmates.
IndigiTRAILS: Elder Quest is an immersive and interactive language learning experience designed to teach beginners the Blackfoot language. Led by Duane Mistaken Chief, this quest takes learners on a journey at various locations where they will learn about different groups of Blackfoot words and phrases.

The 5R’s Initiative

The 5R’s initiative is a joint effort between students of Forest Lawn and Jack James High School. The project involves creating artwork and stories that emphasize the values of the 5R’s – renewal, respect, responsibility, reciprocity, and relationship – and how they relate to communities and fellow classmates.

Elder Quest

IndigiTRAILS: Elder Quest is an immersive and interactive language learning experience designed to teach beginners the Blackfoot language. Led by Duane Mistaken Chief, this quest takes learners on a journey at various locations where they will learn about different groups of Blackfoot words and phrases.

Path 2 Spirit

Regalia Roots

IndigiTRAILS: Path 2 Spirit explores information and fun facts about Two-Spirit people. Two-Spirit is a term used by Indigenous communities for those that identify as 2SLGBTQIA+. This trail allows you to learn more about the community, collect information and challenge your knowledge in a fun, innovative and interactive augmented reality (AR) experience that uses GPS on your device.
Explore the world of Indigenous regalia and powwow with IndigiTRAILS: Regalia Roots – an interactive exhibit featuring the dances, regalia and traditions from Treaty 7 and with the wisdom of local Elders and Knowledge Holders. Discover the spiritual significance of each dance, any symbolism in Indigenous stories, and the meaning behind why we come together.

Path 2 Spirit

IndigiTRAILS: Path 2 Spirit explores information and fun facts about Two-Spirit people. Two-Spirit is a term used by Indigenous communities for those that identify as 2SLGBTQIA+. This trail allows you to learn more about the community, collect information and challenge your knowledge in a fun, innovative and interactive augmented reality (AR) experience that uses GPS on your device.

Regalia Roots

Explore the world of Indigenous regalia and powwow with IndigiTRAILS: Regalia Roots – an interactive exhibit featuring the dances, regalia and traditions from Treaty 7 and with the wisdom of local Elders and Knowledge Holders. Discover the spiritual significance of each dance, any symbolism in Indigenous stories, and the meaning behind why we come together.

Stolen Sisters
Pearce Estate Park

Last Generation

IndigiTRAILS: Stolen Sisters honours Indigenous women who are murdered and missing throughout Canada. This digital installation utilizes the Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls Database with CBC. In this experience, you will see their photos, hear stories, and the circumstances surrounding their cases. The information here is heartbreaking, disturbing and may trigger some.

Indigenous men have come together to start a conversation about climate change through artwork showcased at Crescent Heights Rotary Park. The art installations are part of the mini-gallery initiative but will be permanent through IndigiTRAILS. A heartbreaking installation about the ways young people feel about the future of Earth, sure to stimulate dialogue.

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Ponokáómitaa Niitóyis
(The Horse Tipi Story)

Last Generation

Indigenous men have come together to start a conversation about climate change through artwork showcased at Crescent Heights Rotary Park. The art installations are part of the mini-gallery initiative but will be permanent through IndigiTRAILS. A heartbreaking installation about the ways young people feel about the future of Earth, sure to stimulate dialogue.

WATCH VIDEO

Stolen Sisters
Pearce Estate Park

IndigiTRAILS: Stolen Sisters honours Indigenous women who are murdered and missing throughout Canada. This digital installation utilizes the Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls Database with CBC. In this experience, you will see their photos, hear stories, and the circumstances surrounding their cases. The information here is heartbreaking, disturbing and may trigger some.

Ponokáómitaa Niitóyis (The Horse Tipi Story) offers an immersive exploration of Blackfoot Confederacy tipi-raising traditions, seamlessly integrating ancestral wisdom with modern technology.

This project highlights the deep-rooted teachings passed down through generations, honoring the spiritual significance, stories, and cultural practices that continue to shape and guide the Blackfoot people today.

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Coming Soon!
Future locations and activities are planned, so come back to check out other opportunities in the future.