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On the Trail of the Great Canadian Meteorites
Manitou Asinîy, (Iron Creek), Alberta
Pre -1869
This 145 kg iron meteorite was long known to the First Nations of Alberta as a spiritual object. It was apparently kept on a hill-top east of Edmonton. It was taken in 1866 by Methodist missionaries, ending up at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto and currently in the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton.
See below.
Updates on Manitou Asinîy
Sept 30 2022
The Alberta government has reached an agreement with a First Nations group to return the Manitou Asinîy (also known as the Manitou Stone, Creator's Stone, or Iron Creek meteorite) to its historic location.
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