Bringing Back the Buffalo

The Pablo-Allard herd and the reintroduction of Buffalo to the Canadian Plains

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Note on terminology: Throughout this exhibit, the term "buffalo" is used. This is the colloquial term for plains bison (scientific name: Bison bison bison). It is used here for consistency with the terminology used in historic documents. 

This website was written and designed by Amie Lalonde with funding from the Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation, 2018. 

In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Iyârhe Nakoda Nations (Bearspaw, Wesley, Chiniki), the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina – part of the Dene people, Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, Mountain Cree and Métis. Please click here for our full Indigenous Acknowledgement statement. Please click here for "The Land We Are On: A Presentation about Land Acknowledgement Statements and What They Mean."

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