pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv dɹˈɪft mˈaɪnz ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə, lˈɛθbɹɪdʒ, ælbˈɜːɾə wʌz nˈoʊn æz kˈoʊl bˈæŋks, ænd wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ʌvðə blˈækfʊt kənfˈɛdɚɹəsi.
Prior to the development of drift mines in the area, Lethbridge, Alberta was known as Coal Banks, and was part of the territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy.