by Linnea Wilhjelm | Apr 22, 2026 | Buffalo Stories
Photo by Kaycee Prevedel biito’owu’ is Earth in the Arapaho language sokopia is Earth in the Shoshone language Earth Month with the Buffalo Every day is Earth Day for Indigenous peoples. Our connection to Mother Earth is planted deep within our ancestral...
by Linnea Wilhjelm | Mar 13, 2026 | Buffalo Stories, Education
Photo by Albert Mason When visitors to WRTBI headquarters see Buffalo for the first time, one of the most common questions they ask is: are they dangerous? The honest answer is that Buffalo are powerful, unpredictable wildlife, and they deserve to be treated as such....
by Linnea Wilhjelm | Feb 6, 2026 | Buffalo Stories, WRTBI News
Photo caption: Jason Baldes’ efforts to restore bison as a wide-ranging wildlife species has led to roughly 300 animals on the Wind River Indian Reservation. These animals are grazing outside of the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative headquarters near Morton in...
by Linnea Wilhjelm | Jan 20, 2026 | Buffalo Stories, Education
A lone Buffalo grazes on The Wind River Indian Reservation at sunset.Photo by Taylar Stagner. In cold climates you wait until warm spring weather to build fences. Frozen ground is hard to dig into, plus snow will make getting equipment and people out to remote areas...
by Linnea Wilhjelm | Nov 18, 2025 | Buffalo Stories, Education
Photo by Albert Mason As Plains Buffalo make their journeys from birth to old age, each stage brings unique challenges, behaviors, and roles within the herd. As we observe and honor the life stages of Buffalo, we are able to better understand and appreciate their...
by Linnea Wilhjelm | Sep 24, 2025 | Buffalo Stories, WRTBI News
Photo caption: A buffalo roams in a pasture on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. Credit: Albert Mason Jr. / Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative September 24, 2025 Excerpt from ITC Article by Amelia Schafer, ITC The Northern Arapaho Tribe recently passed a...
