The photo of two men standing on a mountain of bison skulls is well known as a symbol of hunting during colonisation of the US. But there's a more sinister story that lies behind it.

National Geographic's page on the American Bison said nearly 50 million bisons were killed by settlers in the 19th century for a variety of reasons, including depriving Native Americans of an ...

The "Great Slaughter" of bison between 1820 and 1880 was driven by the U.S. government promoting the mass hunting of bison in an effort to subdue Native American tribes, along with construction of ...

The “Great Slaughter” of bison between 1820 and 1880 was driven by the U.S. government promoting the mass hunting of bison in an effort to subdue Native American tribes, along with ...

Heinert, 50, a South Dakota state senator and director of the InterTribal Buffalo Council, views his job in practical terms: Get bison to tribes that want them, whether two animals or 200.

Bison spread as Native American tribes reclaim stewardship. The long-term dream for many is to return bison, ... The skull was cleaned and the tongue, a delicacy, cut out.

Film & TV Ken Burns’s ‘The American Buffalo’ Isn’t Really About Bison It’s about the violence that white settlers wrought upon the West—and the path to redemption.

QUITAQUE, Texas (KFDA) - Ruben travels to Quitaque and learns about a local company raising American bison in the Panhandle. Donald Beard, owner of Caprock Bison Company, says he moved to the area ...

TOPPENISH, Yakima County — On a frigid winter morning at the Yakama Nation’s Satus Ranch, a herd of 150 American bison ranged on the valley floor, backdropped by snowy Mount Adams. Right now ...

Bison, also known as buffalo, walk in a herd inside a corral at Badlands National Park, on Oct. 13, 2022, near Wall, S.D. The wild animals were corralled for transfer to Native American tribes ...