Stand Off (Tattsikiitapi / ᒣᒧᐧᖽᒣᑯ) is an

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southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. In 2016, the region's population was approximately 291,112. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. The region is known mostly for agricultural production, but o ...

, Canada within the Blood (Kainai) reserve. It is on Highway 2, approximately southwest of

Lethbridge Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 106,550 in the 2023 Alberta municipal censuses, 2023 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian ...

and north of

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. 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

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in Canada, (1871–1921).

Education

Stand Off is home to

Red Crow Community College Red Crow Community College is a college located on the Kainai Nation reserve in southern Alberta, Canada with a campus in Lethbridge. Partnerships Red Crow College is a member of the First Nations Adult and Higher Education Consortium, a non-p ...

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

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Notable people

Eugene Brave Rock Eugene Brave Rock is a Canadian Blackfoot actor and stuntman. He is from the Blood Tribe of Blackfoot Country. Brave Rock started as an actor, before being trained as a stuntman; he later appeared in various minor television roles before landin ...

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

Gallery

Red Crow Main Campus, Stand Off, AB.jpg, Red Crow College Main Campus File:Stand-Off Health Centre..jpg, Stand-Off Health Centre

References

Kainai Nation Localities on Indian reserves in Alberta {{SouthernAlberta-geo-stub