Stand Off, Alberta facts for kids
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Stand Off community water tower
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 Stand Off
Location in Alberta
Stand Off
Location in Canada
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Planning region | South Saskatchewan |
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| • Total | 682 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Stand Off is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta, Canada within the Blood (Kainai) reserve. It is on Highway 2, approximately 43 km (27 miles) southwest of Lethbridge and 30 km (19 mi) north of Cardston. The people living in Stand Off and on the reserve are a part of the Blackfoot Nation of Canada and the United States. The Blood Tribe (Nation) has the largest landmass in all eleven Numbered Treaties in Canada, (1871–1921).
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Education
Stand Off is home to Red Crow Community College founded in 1986. The institution has had more than 2000 graduates since its opening, representing 16 percent of the reserve population.
Demographics
Stand Off recorded a population of 682 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.
Notable people
- Eugene Brave Rock (born c. 1978), an actor and stuntman, was born and raised in Stand Off.
Gallery
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Red Crow College Main Campus
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Stand-Off Health Centre
