Calgary
Early history
The Calgary area was inhabited by pre-Clovis people whose presence traces back at least 11,000 years. The area has been inhabited by multiple First Nations, the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy; Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), îyârhe Nakoda, Tsuutʼina peoples and Métis Nation, Region 3.
Early history
In 1787, David Thompson), a 17-year-old cartographer with the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), spent the winter with a band of Piikani Nation encamped along the Bow River. He was also a fur trader and surveyor and the first recorded European to visit the area. John Glenn) was the first documented European settler in the Calgary area, in 1873. In spring 1875, three priests – Lacombe, Remus, and Scollen – built a small log cabin on the banks of the Elbow River.
Early history
!In 1875, the [North-West Mounted Police erected Fort Calgary to police the area.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/FortCalgary1878.jpg/250px-FortCalgary1878.jpg)
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