Stand Off, Alberta

Locality in Alberta, Canada
49°16′26″N 113°11′02″W / 49.274°N 113.184°W / 49.274; -113.184CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaPlanning regionSouth SaskatchewanPopulation • Total682Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Stand Off is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta, Canada within the Blood (Kainai) reserve. It is on Highway 2, approximately 43 km (27 miles) southwest of Lethbridge and 30 km (19 mi) north of Cardston. The people living in Stand Off and on the reserve are a part of the Blackfoot Nation of Canada and the United States. The Blood Tribe (Nation) has the largest landmass in all eleven Numbered Treaties in Canada, (1871–1921).[citation needed]


Education

Stand Off is home to Red Crow Community College founded in 1986. The institution has had more than 2000 graduates since its opening, representing 16 percent of the reserve population.


Demographics

Stand Off recorded a population of 682 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

Notable people

  • Eugene Brave Rock (born c. 1978), an actor and stuntman, was born and raised in Stand Off.

Gallery

  • Red Crow College Main Campus
    Red Crow College Main Campus
  • Stand-Off Health Centre
    Stand-Off Health Centre


References

  1. ^ a b 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
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