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世界遗产档案
该遗址位于半干旱的北美大平原的北部边缘、加拿大与美国接壤处。米尔克河谷是该文化景观的主体，这里有成片的“岩柱”——侵蚀作用形成锥形岩层奇观。黑脚族（Siksikáitsitapi）人在米尔克河砂岩壁上留下的雕刻绘画是原住民文明的见证。这些考古遗迹可追溯到公元前1800年至欧洲文明进入初期。这一景观被认为是黑脚族的圣地，黑脚族人以仪式和对这片土地的敬畏延续他们的古老传统。
UNESCO 官方中文展开英文原文
The property is located on the northern edge of the semi-arid Great Plains of North America, on the border between Canada and the United States of America. The Milk River Valley dominates the topography of this cultural landscape, which is characterized by a concentration of pillars or hoodoos – columns of rock sculpted by erosion into spectacular shapes. The Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksikáíítsitapi) left engravings and paintings on the sandstone walls of the Milk River Valley, bearing testimony to messages from Sacred Beings. Dated in situ archaeological remains cover a period between ca. 4,500 BP - 3,500 years BP and the Contact Period. This landscape is considered sacred to the Blackfoot people, and their centuries-old traditions are perpetuated through ceremonies and in enduring respect for the places.