Boyd Nicholas David Wettlaufer, CM[1] (2 May 1914 – 27 November 2009) was a Canadian archaeologist, considered as 'the Father of Saskatchewan Archaeology.'
His groundbreaking archaeological work in western Canada is considered the foundation of our knowledge of the Northern Plains First Nations people.
He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1938 and was stationed in Alberta, Canada when he discovered the Belly River meteorite.
Wettlaufer's work at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump would lead eventually to its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
His reports provided invaluable information on the differences between various hunting and gathering cultures dating back several thousand years.