Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel
Near Bassano, Alberta, Canada Indigenous spirituality
Important protected ancient medicine-wheel archaeological landscape associated with Blackfoot tradition.
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Mniku (Chapel Island) Sacred Pilgrimage Site
Bras d’Or Lake, Richmond County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Christianity
National Historic Site and longstanding spiritual gathering and Saint Anne pilgrimage place of the Mi’kmaq.
Wanuskewin Heritage Park and Medicine Wheel
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Indigenous spirituality
Nationally important Northern Plains Indigenous cultural landscape containing a medicine wheel and archaeological sites.
Xá:ytem / Hatzic Rock
Mission, British Columbia, Canada Indigenous spirituality
National Historic Site centred on an ancient Stó:lō transformer-stone tradition and nearby archaeological heritage.
Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung (Manitou Mounds)
Rainy River First Nations, Stratton, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada Indigenous spirituality
Sacred Ojibwe ancestral burial landscape and interpretation centre on the Rainy River.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Porcupine Hills, Alberta, Canada Indigenous spirituality
UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape interpreting long Blackfoot and Plains Indigenous bison-hunting traditions.
Teaching Rocks at Petroglyphs Provincial Park
Petroglyphs Provincial Park, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Indigenous spirituality
Indigenous sacred rock-art site with the largest known concentration of petroglyphs in Canada.
Kejimkujik Mi’kmaw Petroglyph Sites
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Indigenous spirituality
Sacred Mi’kmaw rock-carving sites within Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site.
Ten Thousand Buddhas Sarira Stupa
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Buddhism
Major Buddhist monument and visitor destination near Niagara Falls, associated with Cham Shan Temple.
Bahá’í Shrine in Montréal (Maxwell House)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada Bahá’í Faith
Canada’s designated Bahá’í shrine, preserved in the former home of May and William Sutherland Maxwell.
Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
Milk River valley, Alberta, Canada Indigenous spirituality
UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape of Blackfoot spiritual significance with extensive historic rock art.
SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay (Nan Sdins)
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada Indigenous spirituality
UNESCO-listed Haida ancestral village landscape celebrated for its memorial and mortuary poles.