Ben Calf Robe was a Blackfoot (Siksika) elder,[4] residential school survivor,[5] and scout for the North West Mounted Police (and later the RCMP).
[6][7] Calf Robe liaised with Calgary Stampede founder Guy Weadick on the inaugural event in 1912, and was invited to camp at the Indian Village.
The Calf Robe family tipi has been an annual mainstay since.
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