Saamis Tepee Commissioned for 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, symbol of Canada's Plains Indians on Trans-Canada Highway
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Gps Coordinates / 50.0162298,-110.6899171
Worlds Tallest Tee Pee 215 Feet Tall VR Canada
15 Eagle Birth Rd SW, Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4W1, Canada
Saamis Tepee located on the Trans-Canada Highway next to Tourism Medicine Hat.
The sculpture was designed by Steve Illes of steel and concrete. Explanation are on plaques set in the base.
Gps Coordinates / 50.0150046,-110.691104
It was installed in 1991 south of the Trans-Canada Highway and at the edge of the Blackfoot buffalo jump, above the Saamis Archeological Site along Seven Persons Creek.
He had the teepee painted "white for purity, red for the rising and setting sun, and blue for flowing waters".
Link Location Gps / Gps Link -110.6915649 / Gps Link -110.6918187 / Gps Link -110.6919037
Gps Coordinates / 50.0152069,-110.6915649 / 50.0151908,-110.6918187 / 50.0151349,-110.6919037
Although designed to withstand extreme temperatures and winds up to 240 km/h (150 mph), during a severe windstorm in January 2007, a portion of the teepee was damaged.
Now named the Saamis Tepee, this work of public art is the world's tallest teepee. Inspection revealed that extensive weathering had weakened the structure.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link -110.6917405 / Gps Link -110.6917401 / Gps Link -110.6917831 / Gps Link -110.6915192
Gps Coordinates / 50.0152069,-110.6917405 / 50.0152343,-110.6917401 / 50.015243,-110.6917831 / 50.0152284,-110.6915192
Within the teepee are ten circles, with painted illustrations that express ideas about the cultures of the Plains tribes.
The necessary repairs resulted in lowering the height of Saamis Teepee by approximately 15 ft (4.6 m).
Link Location Gps -110.6918515
Gps Coordinates / 50.0152825,-110.6918515
It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately 169 km (105 mi) east of Lethbridge and 295 km (183 mi) southeast of Calgary.
Medicine Hat is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada.
