At 215 feet, or 20 storeys, the Saamis Teepee is the tallest teepee on Earth. It originally stood in Calgary, constructed to hold the Olympic Flame for the 1988 Winter Olympics. After the Games it was moved to its present location in Medicine Hat, also in the Canadian Province of Alberta.
The teepee includes 10 circular paintings, telling the story of the native Plains tribes.
It seems fitting, therefore, that it now stands close to the Saamis archaeological site, which is believed to have been a winter/early spring campsite for indigenous Plains peoples between 1390 and 1820.
This post is inspired by this week’s photo challenge of Camping from Ailsa of Where’s My Backpack?
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Wow, now that is one HUGE teepee. Very impressive. 🙂
It is pretty big, Miriam! 😀
I’d love to see that actually. Thank you for posting this!
My pleasure, Olive!