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 About Bison
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A Bison in the Black Hills - late 1990's
Many
of you want to protect us,
but
are not sure just how to help.
Please begin
by learning more about us
and
then taking those actions that
will ensure
our future on Mother Earth.
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The Buffalo Are Going
Home
This is one of the best
things to happen to Buffalo
in this country for over one hundred years.
Instead of being killed, the
overpopulation Buffalo
of Yellowstone Park, will now be sent
instead to
neighboring Reservations.
Now we need to go even
further and send some of these
wild Buffalo to every single Native
Nation in the West.
They belong with the
people, all of the people.
Tribes Prepare For Homecoming of Wild Bison
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The American Bison or
Buffalo once numbered in the
millions and were the
single most important part
of the Plains Peoples
lives or culture.
Every part of the Bison was
used to sustain themselves,
nothing was wasted.
The meat was eaten fresh
and the rest dried for later,
the skins were made into
robes, rugs and clothing as well
as a place to record their
Tribal history or winter count.
Frequently, the large
organs became vessels to carry water.
The end of this beautiful
relationship came with the arrival of
the Trains and land
devouring non natives from the East.
Buffalo Bill along with
many other Bounty Hunters,
decimated not
only a National Treasure, but an entire
way of life for a vast region of
Indigenous People.
Today, with much
assistance, the Bison is making a recovery,
but it comes too late for
those who had revered it.
Most of the Plains People
whose lives had been centered
around the Bison now live
on Reservations and although many
of the Elders still hope
for a return to their former Bison culture,
the chances of this
happening remains in question.
These
web sites provide further information about
the Bison, their
importance in American Native
culture and some of the many groups
who
are attempting to protect them.
American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation
Bison Back in North Dakota
Buffaloed
Buffalo Rescue
Friends of the Prairie
Intertribal Bison Cooperative
Montana Large Animal Sanctuary
National Bison Range
Wildlife Refuge
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