 The site was purchased by the City of Calgary in 1974 and reopened in 1978 as a historic site and museum.Fort Calgary is situated at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow River.It is located on the traditional territory of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy; Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the îyârhe Nakoda (Chiniki, Bearspaw, Wesley), the Tsuut'ina people and Métis Nation, Region 3.