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The Board of Governors purchased 379 acres of land in the 1920s. It is located approximately one mile south of the Main Campus, now known as the North Campus. The area now called South Campus runs along 60 Avenue from Fox Drive to approximately 60 Avenue. 122 Street is east and 115 Street is west. South Campus includes lands also known as West 240. These lands were purchased in 1930s from south of 62 Avenue up to 52 Avenue, and 122 Street down to the Whitemud Creek Ravine. South Campus houses some of North America's most prestigious agricultural research and teaching facilities. These include Agri-Food Discovery Place, which is dedicated to animal metabolism, crop production, and dairy. South Campus also houses the Medical Isotope and Cyclotron Facility, as well as two top-class athletic facilities: Foote Field and Saville Community Sports Centre. The University of Alberta, its buildings, labs, and research stations are primarily located on the traditional territory of Cree, Blackfoot, Metis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, and Ojibway/Saulteaux/Anishinaabe nations; lands that are now known as part of Treaties 6, 7, and 8 and homeland of the Metis. The University of Alberta recognizes First Nations, Metis, Inuit and Metis sovereignty and lands as well as their histories, languages and knowledge systems.