Question

In 2024, a fort named for this city got an Indigenous name meaning “harmonious meeting place” and changed its English name to The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland. Land acknowledgments in this city often mention the Indigenous name Moh’kinstsis (“mo-KIN-stiss”) and the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Two princesses, (-5[1])including one from the five nations of Treaty 7, are chosen as Royalty at an annual event in this city. (10[2])Some Indigenous groups call the area around this city “elbow” because of a sharp bend (10[1])in it (10[1])where the Bow (10[1])and Elbow (10[2])rivers (10[2])meet. (10[2])This major city is west (10[1])of Siksika 146, a Blackfoot reserve. Stephen Harper represented a riding in this city, where a First Nations camp is built each July for an event that also (10[1])uses (10[1])the Scotiabank (10[1])Saddledome. (10[2])For 10 points, (-5[1])a rodeo “Stampede” is held in what (10[1])city (10[1])southwest (10[2])of Edmonton, the largest in Alberta? ■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: Calgary [accept Moh’kinstsis until read; accept Wîcîspa; accept Fort Calgary; accept Calgary Stampede]
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2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y24100%0%8%109.54

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Jakob MyersIndianaNorthwestern46-5
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Joey SunToronto BTexas6610
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John John GrogerWUSTL BNYU8310
Thomas GlotfeltyVirginia TechMIT8610
Rohan ShelkeUC Berkeley AColumbia A8810
Micah ColmanWaterloo BBritish Columbia8810
Colin VeeversOttawaUC Berkeley B8910
Liam KusalikWaterloo AStanford8910
Shardul RaoMinnesotaToronto C9010
Anthony LovegrenUCFIllinois B9010
Ted GanPenn StateLSE9510
Liam StarnesChicago BHarvard12310
Olin BoseColumbia BWinona State12410
Aum MundheRutgersNorth Carolina A12610
John MarvinChicago AIllinois A12710
Julian BushlowCornell BNorth Carolina B12710
William OrrYaleArizona State130-5
Truman HillVanderbiltVirginia13710
Cade ReinbergerRITMichigan13810
Ian LuGeorgia TechIowa State13910
Isaac MammelMarylandOhio State13910
Bryan UgazArizona StateYale14610
Amogh KulkarniGeorgia StateFlorida14610
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