Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel

The Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel (Iniskim Umaapi) is a sacred site of the Blackfoot Nation located south of Bassano, Alberta. Dated to approximately 3200 BC through artifact stratification, it is one of the oldest religious monuments in the world. The structure consists of a 9 m diameter stone cairn surrounded by a 27 m cobble circle connected by 28 stone spokes, a rare Subgroup 6 configuration shared by only two other known medicine wheels. Projectile points indicate continuous use spanning 4,500 years, with offerings of sweetgrass, sage, tobacco, and cloth still left at the site today.