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Elk Island National Park, near Edmonton

A grassland landscape in Elk Island National Park.
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Elk Island National Park lies about 48 kilometres east of downtown Edmonton, in Treaty 6 territory and the Métis homeland. Its rolling hills, lakes and dark skies form a landscape Indigenous Peoples have long used for sustenance, ceremony, trade and travel. The park supports bison, elk and more than 250 bird species.

Scope & context

The park as described on its Parks Canada page.

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