Show rocky mountains the name rocky mountains appears to be of cree indian origin long before the tha advent of tb the white noun man the indians of the C canadian prairies gazing at the glistening line of peaks stretched across the west called them the shining mountains legardeur Lesar deur st pierre in his Is journal 1752 stated that among the crebs they were called assin wati that is literally stony or rocky mountains rie he translated the name into french Mont agnes des rochus and by the english equivalent rocky mountains they have since been known |