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Bison Return to Native American Lands, Revitalizing Sacred Rituals
Article by Mike Ives of The New York Times.
More than a century after a mass bison slaughter, the animals are restoring Great Plains ecosystems and reinvigorating Indigenous customs like the sun dance.
New Press: Rebuilding relationships with bison
April 15, 2023 We were recently invited to join the Tribal Talks discussion at Teton County Library. Thank you to Jackson Hole News & Guide for writing a story before the gathering. Explore the historical relationships between people and buffalo with Jason...
Denver Donates 30 Bison to Tribal Nations
March 20, 2023 On March 15, 2023, 29 Buffalo were transported from Genesee to the Wind River Indian Reservation. This year’s transfer includes 17 bison to the Northern Arapaho Tribe and 12 to the Eastern Shoshone Tribe. This momentous occasion has created a buzz...
Yellowstone Revealed: Land rematriation through buffalo restoration
October 7, 2022 The 150-year celebration of Yellowstone includes local Indigenous voices on the importance of Buffalo to our communities. Patti Baldes's "REMATRIATE" group includes community members from the Wind River Reservation in an exhibition celebrating song...
We are Here, and Buffalo are our History and Future
The history of the land on which we walk is engraved in the earth, as people have been here for thousands of years. Whether it is the high-elevation mountains, the driest deserts, fastest flowing streams and everywhere in between, Indigenous people were there.
How Bison Create a Network of Healing
The history between Natives and Buffalo is not a story that everyone knows, but our histories are intricately intertwined. We are similar in that we both are now on remnants of our once vast territories. That history should be understood by all Americans.
Wild horses, buffalo and the politics of belonging
This article was originally published by Stephen Lezak of High Country News on December 1, 2021. On the Wind River Indian Reservation, two animals slip between the cracks of what is wild and what isn’t. A couple of years ago, Patti Baldes’ phone rang. “Patti? The...
We need to ‘see’ buffalo before we can restore them
This article was first published by Jason Baldes in the High Country News on October 5, 2020. Buffalo were originally decimated to starve Indigenous peoples; now, their absence is starving out the land. Buffalo do not exist on the landscape the same way other wild...
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