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Artist's Conception of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Artist's depiction of Blackfoot hunters driving bison over the cliffs at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. Buffalo jumps are an example of the "factory" approach to hunting.

Photo courtesy of the Provincial Museum of Alberta.

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