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The name "Medicine Hat" is an English interpretation of Saamis (SA-MUS) – the Blackfoot word for the eagle tail feather headdress worn by medicine men. [14] Several legends are associated with the name of a mythical mer-man river serpent named Soy-yee-daa-bee – the Creator – who appeared to a hunter and instructed him to sacrifice his wife to get mystical powers which were manifested in ...
Medicine Hat: Translation of the Blackfoot word saamis, meaning "headdress of a medicine man". Meeting Creek. English translation of the Cree name nukh-kwa-ta-to, which references the frequent meeting between the Cree and Blackfoot there. [25] Metiskow Cree for 'many trees'. [29] Mewassin Cree for 'good, beautiful'. [25]
It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Medicine Hat on Highway 3 and has an elevation of 755 metres (2,477 ft). The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 1 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner .
Medicine Hat: English / Blackfoot: Translation of Blackfoot Saamis, a type of headdress worn by medicine men. Red Deer: English / Cree: Mistranslation into English of the Cree name for the Red Deer River, Waskasoo Seepee, which means "Wapiti River" or "Elk River". North American elk (aka Wapiti) are often confused with European Red Deer. Spruce ...
A few words describe pinto horses by giving more detail about the color of the non-white areas, mainly used in British English. This can also be done by including the base color in the coat name, such as "bay pinto" or "pinto palomino". Piebald: Any pinto pattern on a black base coat, thus a black-and-white spotted horse.
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Mayor Term began Term ended Ref 1 William Bradley Marshall 1899 1900 [1]2 William Finlay: 1900 1903 [2]3 Archibald Hawthorne 1903 1904 4 Thomas Hutchinson