Chief Sitting Eagle facts for kids

Sitting Eagle, also known as John Hunter, was the chief of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation of Alberta, located in the town of Morley which is home to the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley bands of Nakoda. Chief Sitting Eagle was born in 1874 and became heavily involved in the Calgary Stampede, over the years coming to be considered a symbol of the event himself. He died in 1970. In 1988, an 11-foot statue of Chief Sitting Eagle was unveiled in downtown Calgary, where it stands to this day.

Headdress owned by Sitting Eagle, on display in the Glenbow Museum

The statue of Chief Sitting Eagle, in front of the Encor tower in downtown Calgary, Alberta.

The plaque at the base of the statue of Chief Sitting Eagle, in front of the Encor tower in downtown Calgary, Alberta.