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Tree harvesting event progresses community-led teepee project for Canada Day in Medicine Hat
May 25, 2026 | 10:04 AM
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A tree harvesting event in Cypress County brought the community together, moving a historic teepee project one step closer to reality.
The White Horse Rider Teepee Project aims to build and use seven teepees in Medicine Hat during Canada Day celebrations to share Indigenous culture, traditions and community learning through ceremonies and cultural activities.
Taking place on May 23 near Elkwater, participants selected, cut and prepared trees that will later be raised as teepee poles for the structures.
The construction of the teepee structures requires 18 to 20 poles, each being four to five inches in diameter and about 25 feet tall.
