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	Assiniboine
		In November 1804, Assiniboine representatives arrived at the villages of the North Dakota Mandan for an annual trading festival.
		No conflict with the Assiniboine resulted, but it would not be the last time that a lack of political and economic knowledge about the new territory would have unforeseen consequences for the Corps of Discovery.
		The Canoe Paddler and Redbottom bands of the Assiniboine were two of the many groups that lived in or moved to the area that would become the Fort Peck Reservation in the latter half of the 19th Century.
	lewisandclark.state.mt.us /Assiniboine.htm (397 words)

	Assiniboine Language (Nakota)
		Assiniboine (known to its own speakers as Nakota or Nakoda) is a Siouan language of the Northern Plains.
		A second language, Stoney, is also known as Nakoda and is closely related to Assiniboine, but people speaking the languages cannot understand each other well, so despite their similarities, most linguists consider them separate languages, like French and Spanish.
		Dedicated to the Cree, Dene, Ojibway, Dakota, and Assiniboine cultures of Saskatchewan.
	www.native-languages.org /assiniboine.htm (205 words)

	Assiniboine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Assiniboine have many similarities to the Lakota (Sioux) people in lifestyle, linguistics, and cultural habits, and are considered to be a band of the Nakoda or middle division of the Lakota.
		The Assiniboine were close allies and trading partners of the Cree, engaging in wars against the Atsina alongside them, and later fighting the Blackfoot.
		Assiniboine, however, is a word that English borrowed from French, which in turn took it from the Ojibwe word asinii-bwaan (ᐊᓯᓃᑆᓐ), meaning stone Sioux.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Assiniboine (542 words)

	Climb Mount Assiniboine - Matterhorn of the Canadian Rockies.
		Mount Assiniboine is located 30 km SW of Canmore on the main divide of the Canadian Rockies.
		Assiniboine can be climbed anytime June through September but remember that conditions may prevent climbing on the peak at any time in those months.
		Mount Assiniboine is very weather prone and may be completely out of condition at any time in the summer for days or weeks at a time.
	www.yamnuska.com /mountassiniboine.shtml (1894 words)

	assiniboine
		The HMCS Assiniboine was one of the least dramatic of Prince Edward Island’s shipwrecks.
		During the voyage, Assiniboine broke her tow-line out in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, but was re-secured to HMCS York.
		Because the Assiniboine was no longer government property, no officials came from Ottawa, and it was a long time before representatives of the owners tried to take charge and posted one or two local “guards.” By that time, a considerable amount of “unofficial” salvage had occurred.
	www.edu.pe.ca /eastwiltshire/grass01/Phys3c.htm (551 words)

	Assiniboine School Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		We are all here to work together in order that the children may derive the most from their education.
		À l’école Assiniboine, notre but est de devenir respectueux, responsable et actif dans notre apprentissage en français et en anglais.
		At École Assiniboine, our purpose is to grow as respectful, responsible, active life-long bilingual (French and English) learners.
	assiniboine.sjsd.net (155 words)

	FORT PECK ASSINIBOINE AND SIOUX TRIBES community profile
		The Assiniboines had previously been tied to the HBC trade, but gradually accepted the French peddlers from Quebec, who eventually became the Northwest Company, especially when HBC displaced Assiniboines as the canoemen for the journeys down to the Bay.
		Thereby the Assiniboines attempted to control the lands between the HBC and NWC posts on the Assiniboine River and the Mandan Villages, predominantly the Souris River Valley.
		Assiniboine bands became fur and hide producers and roamed the regions between the Saskatchewan River to the north, Missouri River branch lands to the south, the Cypress Hills and Milk River to the west, and the White Earth River to the east.
	www.mnisose.org /profiles/fortpeck.htm (4167 words)

	Assiniboine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Assiniboine were located in northeastern Montana and in parts of Canada.
		It is believed that the Assiniboine were originally Sioux, but broke away in the 17th Century.
		At the peak of the Assiniboine population there were about 33 different bands which had approximately 700 to 1,000 people in each one.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/cultural/northamerica/assiniboine.html (485 words)

	Mount Assiniboine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a mountain located on the continental divide, on the British Columbia/Alberta border in Canada.
		Assiniboine was first climbed in 1901 by James Outram, Christian Bohren and Christian Hasler.
		Assiniboine is enclosed within Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, which borders Banff National Park to the west.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Assiniboine (287 words)

	Fort Belknap Indian Community Official Website
		Scholars of Assiniboine descent have been involved in research in the area since the mid-1970's.
		The Assiniboine language is a dialect of Dakota, a subdivision of the Siouian family.
		Tribal Culture- The Assiniboine were typically large game hunters, dependent on the buffalo for a considerable part of their diet.
	www.fortbelknapnations-nsn.gov /Assiniboine.htm (601 words)

	Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
		Being high in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park is well known for its abundance of snow, and some prefer to visit the park while it is under this sparkling white blanket.
		Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park is an ecologically important area because it protects such a wide variety of uninterrupted habitats, from forested valley bottoms to rugged and icy peaks.
		In the high alpine, and approaching the craggy peak of Mount Assiniboine, pikas, hoary marmots and mantled ground squirrels are the dominant species.
	www.spacesfornature.org /greatspaces/mtassiniboine.html (1662 words)

	Mount Assiniboine Lodge, British Columbia
		Assiniboine Lodge is now owned by B.C. Parks and has been managed by Sepp and Barb Renner and their family since 1983.
		The terrain at Assiniboine is suitable for both beginner and expert skiers and hikers of all ages.
		Mount Assiniboine Lodge in the Canadian Rockies, Banff National Park, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park in British Columbia, Ski Touring and Telemark Skiing at Mount Assiniboine Lodge, Alpine Hiking and Backpacking at Mt. Assiniboine Lodge.
	www.canadianrockies.net /assiniboine (368 words)

	Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park: Canadian Rockies Vacations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park was established in 1922.
		The trails offer vast attractions including boreal forests of spruce with stands of alpine fir and lodgepole pine; alpine meadows with wonderfully bright wildflowers; wildlife such as elk, fl and grizzly bears, mule deer, moose, goats, and big horn sheep; and 93 different species of birds have been identified in the park.
		Mount Assiniboine: Named by GW Dawson for the native tribe of the same name from this area of Canada.
	www.canadianbackcountry.com /backpacking_mount_assiniboine.htm (277 words)

	Web-Based Courses: The Assiniboine Model
		The Assiniboine approach is to present this material in its own module at the beginning of the course (called ‘About this Course’).
		This is the model that was used at Assiniboine in the past.
		At Assiniboine, we offer students a link to the exam both at the beginning and the end of a module (the link at the beginning may be disabled in cases where participation is a course requirement).
	www.westga.edu /~distance/downes22.html (4541 words)

	Climbing in BC
		Mount Assiniboine is known as Matterhorn of the Rockies for its resemblance to the famous Swiss peak.
		There is an easier route up Mt Assiniboine, from the "back side", although the line is nowhere near as good.
		This is also approached via Assiniboine Creek, and is the original route climbed by James Outram in 1903.
	www.geocities.com /alpineclimbs/assiniboine.htm (811 words)

	Assiniboine - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Assiniboine, river, 590 mi (950 km) long, rising in S Sask., Canada, and flowing SE into Man. then E to the Red River at Winnipeg; named for the local Native Americans, the Assiniboine.
		The Assiniboine valley is one of Canada's leading wheat-growing areas.
		The river was explored by the Vérendrye family in 1736, and forts were built at its mouth and near the site of Portage la Prairie.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-assinibriv.html (246 words)

	Fort Union Trading Post NHS history
		The land that Fort Union sat on was Assiniboine territory and the Assiniboine people looked on Fort Union with protective eyes, helping keep it safe from the occasional hostilities that would erupt with other groups.
		It is widely held that the Assiniboine are a splinter group of the Yankton Sioux that split off sometime in the mid-1600s.
		The Assiniboine were allied with and culturally similar to the Plains Cree and Plains Chippewa, whom they often traveled and camped with.
	www.nps.gov /fous/plains_tribes.htm (1545 words)

	About Assiniboine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Established in 1943, Assiniboine is first and foremost a business, yet is guided by principles of social justice.
		However, based on the belief that a financial institution has an obligation to give back to the community from which it profits, Assiniboine not only offers competitive services and products, we work to establish policies that are fair and just and contribute to building strong, self-reliant communities.
		Assiniboine's Board of Directors represents a range of backgrounds, cultures, and is gender balanced.
	www.assiniboine.mb.ca /about_assiniboine/about_assiniboine.asp (230 words)

	Alberta Communities - Barrhead, Westlock, Fort Assiniboine, Swan Hills
		The name Assiniboine, loosely translated from the native language, means "those who cooked by dropping hot stones in water." Fort Assiniboine originated as a Hudson Bay Company post in the early 1800’s.
		During the gold rush of 1897/98, the Fort Assiniboine area became populated by fortune seekers hoping to find a quick route to the Yukon, where they dreamed vast riches would be waiting for them.
		Swan Hills is nestled among virgin boreal and sub-alpine forest; a combination made possible by the high elevation of the area, and one which provides Swan Hills with a rich legacy of rare flora and fauna not found anywhere else in the province.
	www.freemanriver.com /Camping/local_towns_barrhead_westlock_fort_assiniboine.htm (1178 words)

	Ministry of Environment - Mount Assiniboine
		World renowned Mount Assiniboine, at an elevation of 3,618 metres, is situated along the continental divide near the south east corner of the park and has defined mountain splendour in the Canadian Rockies for over 100 years.
		Angling in the glacial lakes and waterways of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park is unpredictable.
		Mount Assiniboine itself is a world-class mountaineering destination and several neighbouring peaks, faces and ridges are worthwhile challenges as well..
	www.env.gov.bc.ca /bcparks/explore/parkpgs/mtassini.html (1427 words)

	Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, The Canadian Rockies
		The park’s highest peak, 3,618-meter (11,870-foot) Mount Assiniboine (seventh-highest in the Canadian Rockies), is known as the Matterhorn of the Rockies for its resemblance to that famous Swiss landmark.
		The peak is named for the Assiniboine people, who ventured into this section of the Canadian Rockies many thousands of years before European exploration.
		The name Assiniboine means “stone boilers”—a reference to these people’s preferred cooking method.
	www.moon.com /planner/canadian_rockies/mustsees/mountassiniboine.html (705 words)

	Home : Assiniboine Park
		Assiniboine Park is one of Winnipeg's greatest assets.
		Starting in 1905 from 283 acres, the park has grown to be an 1100 acre (445 hectare) gem.
		It is a controversy, however, as money is needed to maintain and upgrade Assiniboine Park and it's facilities and infrastructure.
	assiniboinepark.com (282 words)

	Peaks of the Canadian Rockies
		With an elevation of 3618 metres, Mount Assiniboine is the tallest mountain south of the Bow Valley, and one must travel north to the area of the Columbia Icefield to find a higher peak.
		According to Ken Jones who was the first warden at Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, when Dr. Dawson first saw the peak from Copper Mountain there was, as is often the case, a plume of cloud trailing from the summit.
		It was Assiniboine's remoteness, together with the fact that snow and ice on the mountains can make in virtually unclimbable for significant portions of the summer, that resulted in its first ascent being so late given the mountain's significance.
	www.peakfinder.com /peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=mount+assiniboine (1902 words)

	Assiniboine, Mount - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Assiniboine, Mount 11,870 ft (3,618 m) high, on the British Columbia-Alta. line, Canada, on the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mts.
		It is the focal point of Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park (20 sq mi/52 sq km; est.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Assiniboine, Mount" at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-assinibm1t.html (189 words)

	Mount Assiniboine Hiking Adventure, Hiking Vacations
		Have you ever wondered what it would be like to wander along a windswept ridge, relax on a sunbaked summit, or revel in the satisfaction of a challenge overcome.
		Assiniboine Provincial Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, offers many opportunities to explore above and beyond the alpine meadows for which it's famous.
		Numerous non-technical summits surround this 'Matterhorn of the Rockies' that are accessible to those with a sense of adventure, a strong pair of legs, and a willingness to get off the beaten track.
	inozo.com /catalog/?action=4&ad_id=706 (342 words)

	Climbing Mount Assiniboine
		It is possible to fly by helicopter to Assiniboine Meadows on Fridays, Sundays and the first, third & fifth Wednesday of each month.
		Once at Assiniboine Meadows we have to get up to the Hind Hut which is located right beneath Assiniboine, very close to both the N. Ridge and the N. Face.
		It is possible to climb Assiniboine in a day from Assiniboine Meadows but you need to be in really top form.
	www3.telus.net /public/yamnuska/mountassiniboine.html (1309 words)

	Fort Assiniboine Tourism
		Fort Assiniboine is registered as the second oldest Fort in Alberta.
		The mural mounted on the outside of the Fort Assiniboine museum was painted by Dorothy Kruse.
		An example of some of the events at Fort Assiniboine is the Hamlet Hoedown and rodeo.
	www.woodlands.ab.ca /tour/forta.htm (319 words)

	CSL Assiniboine
		With the assistance of tugs Vac, Seahound, and Glenevis, the CSL Assiniboine emerged from the Port Weller Dry Docks on June 26, 2005 being moved to the fit-out dock.
		The "new" self-unloader was formally christened CSL Assiniboine at a private ceremony held at the Port Weller Dry Docks on June 29, 2005 with sea trials taking place on July 4, 2005.
		The CSL Assiniboine departed Superior on July 9 with what is believed to be a Canadian fleet cargo record from Burlington Northern of 29,715 tons (30,192 mt) of taconite pellets.
	www.boatnerd.com /pictures/fleet/cslassiniboine.htm (1146 words)

	Canada's First Nations: European Contact
		During the 1640s the Assiniboine occupied territories that extended west of Lake Superior to Lake of the Woods.
		The Assiniboine and Cree allied themselves in an economic and political union.
		By the end of the eighteenth century the Assiniboine were divided into two groups, one group remaining primarily in the Woodlands, the other spending most of its time on the plains.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/firstnations/prairies.html (1068 words)

	Assiniboine Lake
		After a short break, the women returned to a trail junction to continue on to Assiniboine Lake while the men took a more direct route which involved some stimulating bushwhacking.
		While most of us were content to only dip our legs and feet in the painfully cold waters of the beautiful lake, Wiktor was bold enough to actually swim in it, albeit only briefly and with much whooping noises.
		This is the view to the north across Assiniboine Lake.
	www.freewebtown.com /ssbou/ssbou2006/assiniboinelake.html (290 words)

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