Posted on Dec 26, 2021
Newsday - Restoring the buffalo to the Buffalo Nation - BBC Sounds
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The buffalo was an important part of the culture of the indigenous Lipan Apache people of Texas - allowing them to feed themselves and stay independent. But in the 19th century millions of animals were slaughtered - in part because of a systematic policy to contain and control Native American population people. At the turn of the century, only hundreds of the animals remained.
Now one Lipan Apache woman, Lucille Contreras, is trying to reintroduce the animals into the community's daily life through the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project. She says the idea came during the pandemic - when she received a loan to buy land and animals and moved back to her homeland.
She says the animal represents her people's autonomy as well as their culture.
"The buffalo is everything to us in life. Traditionally it was food and shelter as well as spiritual strength, and so today we try to use every part of the buffalo just as we used to use it before."
Now one Lipan Apache woman, Lucille Contreras, is trying to reintroduce the animals into the community's daily life through the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project. She says the idea came during the pandemic - when she received a loan to buy land and animals and moved back to her homeland.
She says the animal represents her people's autonomy as well as their culture.
"The buffalo is everything to us in life. Traditionally it was food and shelter as well as spiritual strength, and so today we try to use every part of the buffalo just as we used to use it before."
Newsday - Restoring the buffalo to the Buffalo Nation - BBC Sounds
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My besties son taught on a reservation for two years and this was often the subject of discussion.
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**Winner of a 2019 Heartland Emmy Award**North America's largest mammal, the American bison, is an enduring symbol of the Great Plains. Bison once ranged fro...
Thank you my friend PO1 William "Chip" Nagel for reminding us that the American bison was an important part of the culture of the indigenous Lipan Apache people of Texas - allowing them to feed themselves and stay independent.
Thank you my friend CSM Charles Hayden for mentioning me.
In 1986, I was TDY at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to attend Combined Arms and Services Staff School [CAS3] At that time there was a small herd of 6 or American Bison on the campus in a protected area. The Bison was the adopted name for our CAS3 class group.
Return of the American Bison
"North America's largest mammal, the American bison, is an enduring symbol of the Great Plains. Bison once ranged from Canada to New Mexico and from Nevada to the Appalachian Mountains. By 1889, their populations were reduced from 30 to 60 million animals to fewer than 1000. Bison were pushed to the brink of extinction by a number of factors, including over hunting by hide hunters, trains, competition with cattle and horses, and disease. Bison survived near extinction with the help of prescient Native Americans and early conservationists who worked to protect the species through effective federal wildlife management policy. Today bison are considered a conservation success story. More than 500,000 bison now live on the Great Plains in protected herds that range on national, state, local, and private lands, and in 2016 President Obama codified the bison’s place in America’s cultural imagination by signing a law making bison the country’s first national mammal."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww3cMgFr2xQ
FYI Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. LTC Greg HenningLTC John Shaw LTC John Mohor GySgt Thomas Vick GySgt Jack Wallace CWO4 Terrence ClarkCPL Ronald Keyes Jrltc-joe-anderson-taz-or-joe-retired-now-in-contract-complianceSPC Carlton PhelpsCOL Thomas McGrathSPC William WilsonCSM Bob StanekPFC Andrew "Tommy" M.SSgt Joseph BaptistPO3 Edward RiddleA1C Mike Allen
Thank you my friend CSM Charles Hayden for mentioning me.
In 1986, I was TDY at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to attend Combined Arms and Services Staff School [CAS3] At that time there was a small herd of 6 or American Bison on the campus in a protected area. The Bison was the adopted name for our CAS3 class group.
Return of the American Bison
"North America's largest mammal, the American bison, is an enduring symbol of the Great Plains. Bison once ranged from Canada to New Mexico and from Nevada to the Appalachian Mountains. By 1889, their populations were reduced from 30 to 60 million animals to fewer than 1000. Bison were pushed to the brink of extinction by a number of factors, including over hunting by hide hunters, trains, competition with cattle and horses, and disease. Bison survived near extinction with the help of prescient Native Americans and early conservationists who worked to protect the species through effective federal wildlife management policy. Today bison are considered a conservation success story. More than 500,000 bison now live on the Great Plains in protected herds that range on national, state, local, and private lands, and in 2016 President Obama codified the bison’s place in America’s cultural imagination by signing a law making bison the country’s first national mammal."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww3cMgFr2xQ
FYI Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. LTC Greg HenningLTC John Shaw LTC John Mohor GySgt Thomas Vick GySgt Jack Wallace CWO4 Terrence ClarkCPL Ronald Keyes Jrltc-joe-anderson-taz-or-joe-retired-now-in-contract-complianceSPC Carlton PhelpsCOL Thomas McGrathSPC William WilsonCSM Bob StanekPFC Andrew "Tommy" M.SSgt Joseph BaptistPO3 Edward RiddleA1C Mike Allen
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LTC Stephen F.
How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie
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How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuYGSrGLeZE
FYI SPC John BryantSgt Larry IrvineCSM Tony BlairSGT David Schrader SPC Diana D. SFC William Farrell MSG Greg Kelly SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SMSgt David A Asbury PO3 Phyllis Maynard PO3 Steven Sherrill MSgt Dave Hoffman PO1 H Gene Lawrence SPC Margaret Higgins Sgt (Join to see) Maj Kim Patterson Maj Robert Thornton MGySgt (Join to see)
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PO3 Edward Riddle
Being part Choctaw, I truly appreciate this recognition of the Buffalo. Every part of the Buffalo was used by the Native Americans for their existence. The hides, meat, the muscle sinew, the hooves, the horns and all the parts in between, and I do mean all the parts.
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GySgt Jack Wallace
hope so, almost killed out.Good to see this story and the recovery of the buffalo.
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