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The Latest Wind River Buffalo Happenings
Stories from our neighbors and partners, as well as progress with the Initiative and updates.
“A Buffalo Story” Film Screening and the Path to Tribal Buffalo Rematriation
It was a day of celebration, education, and inspiration—and a reminder that the work to restore Buffalo and their place in the landscape is ongoing, with the support of committed communities working together for a more sustainable and just future.
Home on the range: inside buffalo restoration on the Wind River Indian Reservation
Article by Cy Neff for USA Today
The Wind River Tribal Buffalo initiative is part of a nation-wide, indigenous-lead movement to restore wild buffalo to their natural habitat.
A Bond That Started in Ceremony
This summer, 24 Menominee youth visited the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative (WRTBI) and explored the Wind River Canyon, Moccasin Lake and the Red Desert.
Rural America is Struggling. Where’s Philanthropy?
Article by Ben Gose for The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
New donor collaboratives are experimenting, but few national foundations bring big dollars or a strategy.
Media Mentions
October 7, 2022 | Yellowstone Revealed 2022
Yellowstone Revealed: Land rematriation through buffalo restoration
March 21, 2022 | Los Angeles Times
Denver donates bison to tribes with plans to restore herds
March 6, 2022 | Impakter
Mangroves, Bison, Dirt and Wild Rice: The Role of Human Beings in Regeneration
December 1, 2021 | High Country News
Wild horses, buffalo and the politics of belonging
October 21, 2021 | WyoFile
‘Good medicine’: Buffalo delivered to new home on the reservation
March 5, 2021 | Wyoming Public Media
New Calves Inspire A Promising Future For Wind River Buffalo Herds
October 5, 2021 | High Country News
We need to ‘see’ buffalo before we can restore them
October 22, 2019 | Buckrail
Native tribes adding to buffalo herd on Wyoming reservation
October 16, 2019 | Wyoming Public Media
Northern Arapaho Tribe Welcomes First Buffalo Herd
July 1, 2019 | Earth.com
Wind River Reservation welcomes bison in historic exchange between tribes
October 31, 2017 | Montana State University
MSU graduate recognized for work in returning buffalo to Wind River Reservation
September 24, 2017 | WyoFile
In restoring buffalo, tribes seek to restore communities
November 3, 2016 | CBS
Wyoming tribe marks return of buffalo after a century
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