American bison, commonly known as buffalo, once thundered across the prairies of North America — until 1889, when they were ...

The bison corrals are unique in both their size and design. A mature American bison bull can stand more than six-feet tall and weigh up to 2,000 pounds.

Oct. 9—The annual bison roundup at Custer State Park in the Black Hills, held just over a week ago, gives a glimpse of what the prairies in the American West looked like 150 years ago. It's ...

T.J. Heinert, assistant range manager of Wolakota Buffalo Range near Spring Creek, S.D., inspects the bull bison he harvested on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Toby Brusseau / AP ...

These new bison bring Pogue’s herd to 12 — one bull and 11 cows. ... government agencies and nonprofits have helped to restore bison herds on Native American reservations through transfers.

By the late 1800s, however, "bison were nearly driven to extinction through uncontrolled hunting and a U.S. policy of eradication tied to intentional harm against and control of Native American ...

BULL HOLLOW, Okla. — Ryan Mackey quietly sang a sacred Cherokee verse as he pulled a handful of tobacco out of a zip-close bag. Reaching over a barbed wire fence, he scattered the leaves onto ...

Native American News; Bison spread as Native American tribes reclaim stewardship. Published: Nov. 24, 2022, 9:03 a.m. Nov. 24, 2022, 9:03 a.m.

A bison walks along a path through a pasture in Bull Hollow, Okla., on Sept. 27, 2022. In Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation, one of the largest Native American tribes with 437,000 registered members ...

BULL HOLLOW, Okla — Ryan Mackey quietly sang a sacred Cherokee verse as he pulled a handful of tobacco out of a zip-close bag. Reaching over a barbed wire fence, he scattered the leaves onto the ...