"Buffalo Restoration Treaty Signed by Tribes, First Nations"

"BOZEMAN, Montana -- Native groups from the United States and Canada Monday signed a treaty to establish intertribal alliances to restore the American buffalo on Tribal and First Nations Reserves or co-managed lands in both countries.

The Northern Tribes Buffalo Treaty was signed in Blackfeet territory in Browning, Montana. The event brought together members of the Blackfeet Nation, Blood Tribe, Siksika Nation, Piikani Nation, the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes of Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Indian Reservation, the Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Indian Reservation, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation.

The treaty is the first among them in more than 150 years. The last peace treaty signed by these tribes, The Lame Bull Treaty of 1855, established a large common hunting ground and focused on preserving their cultures and ways of life."

Environment New Service had the story September 24, 2014.

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"Yellowstone Seeks To Cull 900 Bison From Famed Herd" (Reuters)

"‘His Life Is Our Life’: Tribal Elders Want Buffalo Back in the Ecosystem" (Aljazeera America)