Brocket, Alberta

Brocket

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Location of Brocket in Alberta

Brocket is a settlement in Peigan 147, in southern Alberta located on Highway 3 between Pincher Creek and Fort Macleod. It is the main community on the Piikani Nation reserve.

The community takes its name from Brocket Hall, in England.^[1]

In April 2010, the Buffalo Skull Lodge opened in Brocket housing Piikani Traditional Knowledge Services, which works to preserve Piikanissini, the traditional way of life of the Piikani people.^[2]

References

1. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 25.
2. "New lodge to promote and protect Piikani ways | Pincher Creek Echo". Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.

See also

• Brocket 99

49°32′49″N 113°45′2″W