Caption for Photo: Pictured L-R Eric Kash Kash (Director, Wildlife Division of the Nez Perce Tribe), Leah Brickson (Senior Computational Scientist) , Aaron Miles (Manager, Natural Resources of the Nez Perce Tribe), Dr. Beth Shapiro (Chief Science Officer), Absolem Yatzirah (Councilmember, Karankawa Kadla Five Rivers Council), Cristina Mormorunni (Executive Director and Co-Founder, INDIGENOUS LED), Irvin Carlson (President, InterTribal Buffalo Council, Co-Founder, INDIGENOUS LED), Matt James (Chief Animal Officer), Jason Baldes (Executive Director, Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative, Vice President, InterTribal Buffalo Council) (Photo: Business Wire)
JULY 11, 2024
Excerpt from Press Release in Business Wire
Partnerships with Nez Perce, MHA Nation, Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative, INDIGENOUS LED, among others
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Colossal, the de-extinction company, announces the first projects in partnership with its indigenous collaborators including the Nez Perce Tribe, Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (known as the MHA Nation), INDIGENOUS LED, and the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative. The company unveils the formation of the Colossal Indigenous Council, to ensure that indigenous-led conservation and de-extinction priorities are embedded within the organization’s plans, and driving in its North America conservation strategy.
“We value indigenous spiritual, ecological and cultural knowledge. Working with indigenous partners to ensure their conservation goals, priority species, and extinct species goals are met is an important part of our conservation strategy, in America and globally,” said co-founder and CEO of Colossal, Ben Lamm. “Developing a Colossal Indigenous Council, as we look to address North American conservation issues, was necessary, and we believe fundamental to doing this work well and inclusively.”