Wibazoka Wakpa

The South Saskatchewan River sweeps north through the prairie in a broad valley. Its waters come from the Bow and Oldman rivers, which rise in the Rocky Mountains, before continuing toward the confluence with the North Saskatchewan. Farther upstream, near the mouth of the Red Deer River, Peter Fidler built Fort Chesterfield for the Hudson's Bay Company in 1800. The South Saskatchewan formed a route into the interior long before later riverside settlements arose.