Wanuskewin is a national historic Park situated along the South Saskatchewan River. It is a living, sacred cultural site which honors native people who lived here 6000 years ago. It's been called “the ultimate showplace of the Plains Indian's culture and history”, going back thousands of years.

This is an amazingly unique place to visit, as there are 290 acres to explore! You’ll want to begin your time athe park at the award-winning interpretive center The center showcases:

• State-of-the-art exhibits
• A restaurant highlighting traditional foods
• A gift shop
• Art gallery

Their amphitheater is an experience in itself; native dances and songs are performed and stories are told. The Heritage Park features 19 sites that represent the life and culture of the Northern Plains Peoples - some of the sites uncovered date back thousands of years, making them older than the Pyramids of Egypt!

You will find summer and winter camp sites, bison kill sites, tipi rings, an arrangement of boulders called a medicine wheel, and artifacts such as pottery fragments, plant seeds, projectile points, egg shells and animal bones, all within a compact area.

Wanuskewin Heritage Park hugs the west bank of the South Saskatchewan River, just three miles north of Saskatoon on Highway 11. Open daily 9am to 5pm.