It was an ordinary day. Checking a few stories I have recently read about North American bison, also known as buffalo. Seems that at one time tens of millions of bison once roamed North America until they were almost entirely wiped off the continent by white settlers, commercial hunters and United States troops.
Transfers included 17 bison to the Northern Arapaho Tribe and 12 to the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, both of Wyoming. One other animal was transferred to the Tall Bull Memorial Council, which has members from various tribes. The recent transfers came a few weeks after U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued a bison observation order meant to further expand the number of large herds on Native America lands. She also announced $25 million to build new herds, transfer more bison from federal to tribal lands and forge new bison management agreements with tribes. The bison have bounced back from near-extinction in the 1880s, but remain absent from most of the grasslands they once occupied. Today, 82 tribes now have more than 20,000 bison. The animals have been transferred to reservations from other tribes, from federal, state and local governments and from private ranches. The United States Government is now putting action to the words that they had once promised to the Native American tribes. Buffalo are a part of Native American culture and should be part of the land where the Indigenous people now live. They are taking their family members back to their ancestral home. As of now, 85 bison from Denver have been transferred to tribes and tribal organizations. Shipments will continue through 2030. It's been a long-awaited journey! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. |
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