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Buffalo Herd Expansion: Meat in the schools, fencing and water needs, supporting genetic diversity

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Buffalo Herd Expansion: Meat in the schools, fencing and water needs, supporting genetic diversity

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We have the land base. Grass-fed buffalo heals our bodies, how can we give it back to the people to help their health? Accessibility to our herd is difficult, especially in the winter. We want to support genetic diversity of them, keep them as wild as possible.
Get meat back into the schools. We need a processing plant for this, the closest one is a competitor.
Fencing and water resources are needed to support a growing herd.
Wild buffalo hunts.
We have prairie dogs now, antelope. They are coming back.
Eventually marketing support.

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Buffalo Herd Expansion: New Land purchases, Fencing, Land Leasing

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Buffalo Herd Expansion: New Land purchases, Fencing, Land Leasing

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Pine Ridge parks and rec dept, we're trying to expand our herd. We have recently purchased new land (900+ herd). We have programs for tribal members to start their own businesses (fencing is a big expense). Grassland leases.

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Expand Tribal herd management to public lands. 

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Expand Tribal herd management to public lands. 

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Establish operational strategy and partnerships for tribal herds to expand program management to public lands.

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Some tribes don't have enough land, are looking to downsize. We may consider pooling our resources, and getting some land together.

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Funding needed to Increase our Herd Size: Land, Facilities

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Funding needed to Increase our Herd Size: Land, Facilities

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Bigger land based tribes, Buffalo are sometimes lower on the list of priorities. For us to be able to expand our land base, we have to bring in own funding. *Buying new land, or *Leasing new lands.
USDA-inspected facility, for bison meat
Important for ITBC to support the tribes, funding!
Need a low stress working facility
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Own Processing Facility (Buffalo meat back in schools)

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Own Processing Facility (Buffalo meat back in schools)

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USDA approved facility so we can bring buffalo meat back into our schools. Big dream of ours.

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Infrastructure, fencing. Expansion of the herd. Funding needed to be able to grow the herd with fencing. A quarantine facility for new buffalo that arrive is needed.

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Tribal Sovereignty-we need to be able to make the decisions

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Tribal Sovereignty-we need to be able to make the decisions

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Sec. Haaland-managing Buffalo as wildlife isn't always applicable, we try to do this. USDA programs have supported Buffalo, we need to balance direction given by DOI. It's up to the tribe to determine how Buffalo are managed

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Hello everyone. My name is Yvonne Stanley from the Ft. Belknap Assiniboine Tribe. I am new to the Buffalo Program but I am excited to help our tribes Buffalo Program expand to fit the needs of the herds we manage.  I would like for us to have our own meat processing plant, more staff and also develop good marketing strategies. Thank you for allowing me to come and learn as much as I can to take back home. 

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Hello everyone. My name is Yvonne Stanley from the Ft. Belknap Assiniboine Tribe. I am new to the Buffalo Program but I am excited to help our tribes Buffalo Program expand to fit the needs of the herds we manage.  I would like for us to have our own meat processing plant, more staff and also develop good marketing strategies. Thank you for allowing me to come and learn as much as I can to take back home. 

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Small Tribes can collaborate to share resources

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Small Tribes can collaborate to share resources

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checkerboard reservations, we don't have a lot of land base here. I hope there could be ways for smaller tribes to be able to collaborate and maintain genetic diversity, share costs

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Buffalo restoration should be based on Ecological sustainability, conservation ethics, and collaboration. We need to balance the needs of our community and that of the buffalo. 

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Buffalo restoration should be based on Ecological sustainability, conservation ethics, and collaboration. We need to balance the needs of our community and that of the buffalo. 

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Genetic diversity, scientific monitoring, education and outreach, adaptive management, cultural significance.

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Funding for expansion, equipment and crew. Also usda certified mobile harvesting unit, cold storage, and meat package processing unit. Buisness plan and Website development.

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Funding for expansion, equipment and crew. Also usda certified mobile harvesting unit, cold storage, and meat package processing unit. Buisness plan and Website development.

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We want to have a self-sustaining Herd. We want to be able to use neighboring USFS land. 

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We want to have a self-sustaining Herd. We want to be able to use neighboring USFS land. 

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Hello Wesley Plank here Buffalo manager for Rosebud Sioux Tribe and I would just really like to see more funding and more employees for the RST Buffalo Program.

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Buffalo are good fire mitigators