Most of these explanations claim that the name ‘Medicine Hat’ is based on either:ġ) A battle between the Blackfoot and Cree Ģ) A native legend involving love and human sacrifice ģ) A landmark that looks like an Indian’s headdress. On the contrary, there are a number of different (and conflicting) explanations for how Medicine Hat came to be called what it is. So how did Medicine Hat come by such a provocative and controversial name? As it turns out, there is no clear answer. Perhaps due in part to Kipling’s letter (which was printed on the front page of the Medicine Hat News), the town decided, in a ten-to-one vote, to keep the old name, which it bears to this day. Kipling concluded with, “What then should a city be rechristened that has sold its name? Judasville.” Her success is his success her shame is his shame’ her honour is his honour and her good name is his good name.” … (A man’s city) is the living background of his life and love and toil and hope and sorrow and joy. It has no duplicate in the world it makes men ask questions, and as I knew, more than twenty years ago, draws the feet of the young men towards it it has the qualities of uniqueness, individuality, assertion and power.Ībove all, it is the lawful, original, sweat-and-dust-won name of the city and to change it would be to risk the luck of the city to disgust and dishearten old-timers, not in the city alone, but the world over… It echoes as you so justly put it the old Cree and Blackfoot tradition of red mystery and romance that once filled the prairie… Believe me, the very name is an asset, and as years go on will become more and more of an asset. “…To my mind, the name of Medicine Hat has an advantage over (other cities with similarly unique names). Fatt, the editor of the Medicine Hat News. Kipling responded by advocating the old name in a letter written to Francis F. A number of old-school Hatters, however, strongly opposed this proposal and entreated the support of Rudyard Kipling, the famous English writer who had a special place in his heart for Medicine Hat. These disgruntled citizens believed that industries might be attracted to a city with a more conventional name like Gasburg (which would reflect the city’s newfound natural gas) or Smithville (in honour of the C.P.R. In fact, some early Hatters- as Medicine Hat residents are sometimes called – considered the name to be so bizarre that in 1910, when natural gas was discovered in the area, they petitioned to change it.
As is the case with most things that deviate from the norm, Medicine Hat’s name wasn’t always unanimously accepted. Badlands are found in several areas of North America.Although Medicine Hat has spent time in the Canadian spotlight for a number of different reasons, perhaps its true and most timeless claim to fame is its strange name. The constant erosion of the light sedimentary soil and clay means that there are many unique and strange geomorphic features and topographies which have intrigued people since the arrival of the First Nations. Winds and heavy rains carve channels in the rocks relatively quickly.
The effect of wind and water on these landscapes means that they are constantly changing. They were formed during the end of the last Ice Age when glacial meltwater created valleys and steeps slopes out of the sedimentary rock and clay soil. The Badlands are desolate terrain of gullies, chasms, sinkholes, and hills.
The location of the geological wonder is very remote, in an area that has been traditionally the home of the Siska First Nation People, often known as the Blackfoot tribes. The Badlands’ Guardian is near Medicine Hat in the south-east of Alberta and not far from the border with the USA. The discovery of the dramatic and unusual geographical feature has fascinated many in Canada and beyond.
This is a geological wonder that appears to represent an indigenous man’s head in profile. One of the most dramatic has only been revealed in recent years, the Badlands Guardian. Canada is a large country with a great many amazing natural sights.
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