Stand Off is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta, Canada within the Blood (Kainai) reserve. It is on Highway 2, approximately 43 km (27 miles) southwest of Lethbridge and 30 km (19 mi) north of Cardston. The people living in Stand Off and on the reserve are a part of the Blackfoot Nation of Canada and the United States. The Blood Tribe (Nation) has the largest landmass in all eleven Numbered Treaties in Canada, (1871–1921).[citation needed]
Stand Off | |
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Locality | |
![]() Stand Off community water tower | |
![]() ![]() Stand Off Location of Stand Off in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 49.274°N 113.184°W / 49.274; -113.184 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Planning region | South Saskatchewan |
Population | |
• Total | 682 |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Stand Off recorded a population of 682 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]
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