“RAVEN’S LAND”: THE EARLY INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF THE CROWSNEST & WATERTON LAKES

MISSING AND MURDURED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

Abstract

Most knowledge about the Raven’s Nest People has tended to be predominantly speculative. To address this situation,
this paper proposes a hypothesis that although still speculative, presents a probable explanation, even a compelling one, about
the ancestral origins of the Raven’s Nest Indigenous People. Further research and the gathering of stories including the oral
history of the Raven’s Nest People will still have to be sought, from Elders of the Crow Nation, and other Indigenous tribes
that frequented the region of the Crowsnest Pass, however, it is hoped that this paper will provide the necessary foundation to
advance further research. The paper will conclude with a summary of the research and theories about the demise of both the
Ktunáxa and the Raven’s Nest Peoples.