The City of Red Deer acknowledges the Indigenous Communities governed by Treaty No. 6 and Treaty No. 7 as the Land we are situated on. The Land is also recognized by The City of Red Deer and its members as a Métis gathering site. The commitment of The City of Red Deer is to work alongside Indigenous Peoples in building a welcoming and inclusive community.
Central Alberta is a significant historical landscape of the ancestral territories of the Cree, Blackfoot and Métis people. It was a place to meet in peace and trade, hold ceremonies and co-exist. This area marked the crossing of the province from north to south, and was a place for traders to venture into the mountains in the west. East of Red Deer was the largest Métis Settlement west of Red River.