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Stand Off, Alberta

Coordinates: 49°16′26″N 113°11′02″W / 49.274°N 113.184°W / 49.274; -113.184
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Stand Off
Locality
Stand Off community water tower
Stand Off community water tower
Stand Off is located in Alberta
Stand Off
Stand Off
Location of Stand Off in Alberta
Stand Off is located in Canada
Stand Off
Stand Off
Stand Off (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°16′26″N 113°11′02″W / 49.274°N 113.184°W / 49.274; -113.184
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Planning regionSouth Saskatchewan
Population
 • Total
682
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Stand Off (Tattsikiitapi / ᒣᒧᐧᖽᒣᑯ) 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

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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

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

Notable people

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

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  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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