On Wednesday, 10 bison from Yellowstone National Park were released into an existing buffalo herd on tribal land in Taos Pueblo, New Mexico.The release was witnessed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Indian Affairs. brian newland (Bay Mills Indian Community).
Mr Newland emphasized that the Home Office is investing significant funds. President Joe BidenAmerica's Investment Agenda to Support Bison Population Recovery. In addition to bison restoration, Newland emphasized the importance of grassland ecosystems to tribal communities.
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To ensure grassland ecosystems, Taos Pueblo is reestablishing native grasses through vegetation treatments that reduce the overgrown sagebrush canopy and minimize competition for nutrients and water. The new additions will add significant genetic diversity to the tribe's existing herd of 100 bison.
This transfer was facilitated by the Intertribal Buffalo Council, which received $3.5 million to support the herd development and apprenticeship programs created by Secretary Order 3410. The council is a collection of her 80 tribes in 20 states and facilitates the management of more than 20,000 buffalo.
These activities are part of the Recovery and Resilience Framework, which directs $2 billion in investments from the bipartisan Infrastructure and Inflation Control Act to restore our lands and waters and promote climate resilience. , which advances the Department's Grassland Keystone Initiative.
The department currently manages a herd of 11,000 bison on 4.6 million acres of U.S. public land in 12 states. Last year, Secretary Haaland signed SO 3410. Through collaboration between Department departments and partners such as other federal agencies, states, tribes, and landowners, this will ensure that the best possible resources are used to support wild, healthy populations of American bison and prairie prairie ecosystems. It strengthens the Department's efforts to restore the. available science and indigenous knowledge;
It is said that there were once 60 million American bison in North America, and their population was settled in what is now the central United States. Many indigenous cultures, especially in areas where bison species were most abundant, developed strong ties with bison and relied on them for food, shelter, and cultural and religious practices.
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