Tribal Lands
The Department of the Interior has announced that $5 million will be allocated from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to assist in the restoration of bison populations and grassland ecosystems in Tribal communities. This funding will be provided to support initiatives led by Tribes, which aim to enhance bison conservation and expansion, enhance the…
US to focus bison restoration on expanding tribal herds By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts to conserve…
Some 50 million bison roaming across the Great Plains once served as the backbone for thriving western economies, before European settlers brought herds to the brink of extinction. Jason Baldes, executive director of the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative and an Eastern Shoshone tribal member, is working to bring buffalo back onto tribal lands to roam freely,…
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