1,127 miles
Jan 18 – The
name Sintaluta comes from a Lakota language word meaning “tail of the red fox”.
Sintaluta is
the location of the First Nation Reserve for the “Carry the Kettle” band of Nakoda
Sioux, although the band is trying to recover their original land in the
Cypress Hills farther west near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.
Carry the
Kettle owns and operates a “gas bar” (gas station) and convenience store with
this charming “food court”. The manager
is a local CTK band member who employs 4 full-time workers and hires students
throughout the year.
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| Historical Museum |
The town was
founded in 1907. Sintaluta was the home
of the man who founded the modern-day cooperative United Grain Growers Association,
with other prominent local residents. The first editor of the Grain Growers
Guide (now The Country Guide) was also from Sintaluta. A small museum in town displays these stories.
food court
image: https://ctkfirstnation.ca/community/photo-gallery/
museum image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimsawthat/
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