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About Bison
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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October 13, 2011
For the
past two hundred years Bison/Buffalo in this country have
been teetering on the edge of extinction.
Beginning with the era of the railroads and continuing today
with ranchers, American Bison/Buffalo have been killed and
their numbers have become once again dangerously reduced.
If you
care for them and want to help, please sign the
National Wildlife Federation Petition here:
NWF Action Center: The Wildlife
Please,
click on the link Help Restore Wild Bison
and then please sign it.
You
only have until October 19th.
The
future of the Wild Bison is in your hands. |
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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