This crossing of the Bow River was traditionally a bison-hunting and gathering place for the Siksika people and their allies in the Blackfoot Confederacy.

After the success of this event the Siksika council wanted to build the site into a historical and tourist attraction and began fundraising and planning.

In 2007 the historical park opened, which includes an interpretive centre; monuments to Poundmaker, Crowfoot, and Treaty 7; teepee remains; hiking trails; and the earthlodge village site.

[3] Nearby are the remains of an ancient earthlodge village, believed to have been built by people from the Upper Mississippi valley in what is now the United States.

The earthlodge village is the only known one of its type on the Canadian Prairies, though they are common in parts of the United States.