Since the first Calgary Stampede in 1912, the Treaty 7 First nations have played an important role in the annual celebrations and have had a special relationship with the calgary Stampede. Every summer families from the Piikani, Kainai, Siksika, T'suu Tina, and the Nakoda Nations camp together at a village on the Calgary Exhibition & Stampede grounds. They come together to re-establish their friendships and traditions with one another and to share their culture and history with Stampede visitors. Within the teepee circle, games are played, drums are beat and songs are sung for the PowWow dancers. Family artifacts are proudly on display. Food and stories also nourish friendships between on another and visitors.

Outside of this teepee circle and also since 1912, First Nations cowboys have been champions and competitors in the Calgary Stampede rodeo events and the First nations people showcase their outfits and horses in the Calgary Stampede Parade.

A Grade 1/2 class from Prince of wales School and a Grade 4 class from Piitoayis School worked together at the Stampede School classroom on an inquiry study into this historical relationship. Traditions have been made new again as the children experienced listening to the elders, building a teepee, cooking bannock and playing handgames as Stampede cultural celebrations. New friendships formed as the children researched this historical partnership, learning from First Nation Elders and Calgary Stampede Historians.