Return of the Bison
Once, bison were ubiquitous in North America, roaming in massive herds and providing a way of life for the people who followed them across the plains. And then suddenly, the bison were gone - or nearly. This episode tells the story of how a few prescient ranchers and some hardworking cowboys saved the bison from total destruction.
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Thank you to Elder Stan Kipling for his knowledge and input on this episode!
Sources
Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Winnipeg Tribune
Winnipeg Free Press
Parks Canada, Lake Audy Bison
The Manitoba Museum, Legacies of Confederation: Outlaw #5, Canada, and Bison Conservation
Amy Lalonde, Bringing Back the Buffalo
Jillian Overby, History of Bison from a Manitoba Perspective
Norman Luxton, Reminiscences, The Whyte Archives
Tom Jones, The Last of the Buffalo, Comprising a history of the buffalo herd of the flathead and an account of the great roundup with illustrations, 1909
John Sandlos, Nature’s Nations: The Shared Conservation History of Canada and the United States, International Journal of Environmental Studies 06/2013
Albert C. Jensen, Great American Buffalo Slaughter
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Carol Clark, Buffalo Slaughter left lasting impact on Indigenous peoples
