Meeting in Canada: Native and Olympics: The G7 summit location Kananaskis

When he arrived in Canada for the G7 summit Friedrich Merz Also greeted by a man with feather jewelry on his head. The reason: The Kananaski conference location in the Rocky Mountains is located in the traditional settlement area of ​​indigenous peoples. The Canadian hosts demonstratively emphasize this and emphasize that the indigenous people have lived in the region « since time immemorial ». That is why there were also representatives of First Nations at the landing of the heads of state and government at Calgary Airport – a collective term for various indigenous peoples.

Kananaskis is located in the province of Alberta, about an hour’s drive from Calgary in a popular recreation and holiday area with picturesque mountains. There are very few residents there – the census of 2021 calls a population of 156 people. The area is known for its spectacular natural scenery and wild animals such as bears and pumas. Even on the grounds of the G7 press center in Banff’s holiday destination, as the crow flies about 40 kilometers northwest of the summit location, Erdmen and deer show themselves.

The G7 heads of State and government days in the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge. There a summit of the group of states was held there in 2002 – at that time it was called G8, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was sitting at the table. At that time, full membership was awarded to his country. « What we saw as an opportunity for peace at the time, as we all know, has proven to be a great illusion, » said EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in retrospect.

The summit hotel was originally built on the occasion of the 1988 Winter Olympics. The games were organized in Calgary, but there were also some competitions in Canmore northwest of Kananaskis.