BBCW: Land Rematriation with Buffalo Restoration is Reconciliation

Land Rematriation with Buffalo Restoration is Reconciliation
Presented by Jason Baldes Program at a Glance
Thursday, August 4th | 12:00PM MDT
Join us IN PERSON in the Coe Auditorium at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West
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Land Rematriation with Buffalo Restoration is Reconciliation – The near extermination of the bison (more often referred to ‘buffalo’ in Tribal communities), severed the commissarial relationship Tribes had with the animal. Imposed land use systems discouraged holistic land and natural resource management, and millions of acres were lost in broken promises made with the federal government. Sovereignty and the self-determination of Tribes has been undermined by State and local municipalities and threats to remaining lands waters and wildlife continue. Ecological restoration and cultural revitalization are not mutually exclusive, for Native American people and Sovereign Tribes, they are intricately intertwined. Tribal Buffalo restoration has a wide spectrum, but the implications are extremely important for our communities.

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