Souris — Moose Mountain, sk

The Souris River gets its name from the French word for mouse because from a distance its course looks like a mouse track.

The Big Muddy Badlands were once a part of the “Outlaw Trail” during the late-19th and early-20th century. Famous outlaws such as the Sundance Kid travelled there.

Chief of the Hunkpapa Sioux, Sitting Bull, is remembered for resisting American movement into Sioux territory in the 1860’s. Following discovery of gold on their treaty land, a conflict emerged before peaking in 1876 at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, which saw the Sioux win against the Americans. Following the fight, Sitting Bull entered Canada, seeking refuge in Cypress Hills near Wood Mountain.