Posted on Nov 25, 2023
Managing and rehoming wild horses on tribal lands
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There are thousands of wild horses on Native American reservations in the U.S.
As sovereign nations, tribal governments can choose how to manage those herds. On many reservations, tribal members can round up horses and do whatever they want with them, which can include sending them to slaughter.
But Allison Burke is trying to find homes for horses rounded up on the Spokane Reservation in Washington.
“I've just always seen the horse as my friend, my relative," says Burke, "and not as a thing that's here for my use or my enjoyment.”
As sovereign nations, tribal governments can choose how to manage those herds. On many reservations, tribal members can round up horses and do whatever they want with them, which can include sending them to slaughter.
But Allison Burke is trying to find homes for horses rounded up on the Spokane Reservation in Washington.
“I've just always seen the horse as my friend, my relative," says Burke, "and not as a thing that's here for my use or my enjoyment.”
Managing and rehoming wild horses on tribal lands
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Posted 8 mo ago
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Posted 8 mo ago
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel love my 27+ year old horse... we got her as a yearling. Can't imagine her slaughtered...
..."Warren Seyler, a historian and elder of the Spokane Reservation, works for the tribal Department of Natural Resources and says horses are an integral part of the tribe's culture. They're just one part of the connected web of animals and plants that live on the 150,000 acres of the Spokane reservation."...
..."Warren Seyler, a historian and elder of the Spokane Reservation, works for the tribal Department of Natural Resources and says horses are an integral part of the tribe's culture. They're just one part of the connected web of animals and plants that live on the 150,000 acres of the Spokane reservation."...
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Posted 8 mo ago
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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