Dreaver Johnston's community doesn't have their own buffalo yet but help care for Sturgeon River Plains bison herd. His great-grandfather, who lived from 1813 to 1896, had spoke during the treaty ...
As the buffalo were exterminated, Tribes suffered forced relocations onto reservations, lost prosperity, and starvation. Still, their spiritual connection to the buffalo persisted, along with small ...
Riders herd bison during the 2022 Buffalo Roundup at Custer State Park. (Photo by Travel South Dakota) Custer State Park sold 482 bison during its 59th annual auction in November for a total of ...
By the early 1800s, nearly all the bison east of the Mississippi ... most inaccessible corners, and the herd dwindled to about two dozen by 1900. But more buffalo were brought in from private ...