Posts tagged Buffalo
Tribes to Consider Asserting Primary Jurisdiction over Yellowstone Bison

In an effort to invoke the sovereign supremacy accorded only to Tribes and the federal government under the U.S. Constitution, Holt and Buffalo Field Campaign are calling for a Tribal Summit to be held in Fort Hall this November. The invitation to 31 Tribes calls for replacing “the existing failed bison management plan with a historic agreement that appropriately honors the fiduciary responsibility of the United States to Tribes.”

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Bison Restoration to be led by Tribes

The American bison is inextricably intertwined with Indigenous culture, grassland ecology and American history. While the overall recovery of bison over the last 130 years is a conservation success story, significant work remains to not only ensure that bison will remain a viable species but also to restore grassland ecosystems, strengthen rural economies dependent on grassland health and provide for the return of bison to Tribally owned and ancestral lands

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Senecas Totally Got Hustled (& Howe)

Players on both sides of the fence are examined closely under the microscope. A clear image begins to emerge of the powerful entity responsible for influencing New York State, Seneca Nation of Indians and the radioactive gaming compact.

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Delaware North: Head Of The Snake

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has a dark cloud looming over her head in the form of a major conflict of interest: Delaware North, a corporation with a shadowy past.

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Yellowstone Buffalo return to Sixteen Tribal Nations

This August, the InterTribal Buffalo Council (ITBC) will transfer 40 Yellowstone buffalo to 16 Native American Tribes in nine states in partnership with the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes. These transfers will help develop and sustain Tribally-managed buffalo herds while preserving the unique genetics and lineage of the largest and continuously free-roaming buffalo herd.

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