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Hobbema's Alberta Grain Co. grain elevator, now at the Alberta Central Railway Museum Maskwacis (/ ˈ m ʌ s k w ə tʃ iː s /; Cree: ᒪᐢᑿᒌᐢ, maskwacîs), renamed in 2014 from Hobbema (/ h oʊ ˈ b iː m ə /), is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada at intersection of Highway 2A and Highway 611, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the City of Edmonton.
Samson were a British heavy metal band formed in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson. [1] They are best known for their first three albums with future Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, then known as "Bruce Bruce", and drummer Thunderstick (real name Barry Graham Purkis), who wore a leather mask and performed on stage in a metal cage.
The new Indian Act also reduced the number of aboriginals who qualified for special status. In 1956, members of the Samson Cree band living in Hobbema in central Alberta were expelled because of this revision. A court decision overturned the ruling in 1957, but concerns over Indians' special status persisted.
The school was named the Samson Adventist Private School, as it served the Samson band that was living on the Hobbema reservation. That first year, Sandra Kiehlbauch was hired as the teacher/principal of the school, which met in a room at the back of the Maskwachees Seventh-day Adventist church.
The Samson Cree Nation, [2] (Cree: ᓃᐱᓰᐦᑯᐹᕽ, nîpisîhkopâhk, lit. 'at willow grove') also known as the Samson First Nation , [ 3 ] is one of four band governments in the area of Maskwacis , Alberta , Canada .
In 2000, Nicky Moore returned as the band's frontman for a series of shows. [15] The following year, Samson and Moore began work on a new studio album tentatively titled Brand New Day, adding new members Ian Ellis on bass and Billy Fleming on drums. [16] However, before the album could be finished, Paul Samson died of cancer on 9 August 2002. [17]
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In Victor Buffalo, the Samson Cree band, located near Hobbema, Alberta, unsuccessfully challenged the federal government's implementation of Treaty Six. [ 45 ] Flanagan was also a witness for the University of Alberta in the Dickason case in which the Supreme Court of Canada ultimately upheld the validity of mandatory retirement for university ...