We honour, recognize, and revitalize the time-immemorial relationship of Indigenous people and the BUFFALO.
The Buffalo Treaty calls for Indigenous Peoples and the BUFFALO to once again live together in relationship with the land, to nurture each other culturally and spiritually. We seek the return of the BUFFALO as an integral part of the ecological system.
The Institute takes a holistic eco-cultural approach to achieving this goal through initiatives in education, conservation, culture, economic, health, and research. Our common goal is to welcome back the BUFFALO, to live among us once again in safe spaces across their historical homeland, to continue their essential ecological roles, and to lead us in nurturing our land, plants, water, other animals, and our cultures.
What We Do: Raise BUFFALO Conciousness
The International Buffalo Relations Institute’s main objective is to promote implementation of the Buffalo Treaty and its values. This will be accomplished by providing knowledge, skills and as possible, financial resources, to support Indigenous communities in returning BUFFALO to the landscape as a means to rebuild vital cultural and ecological connections.
The Institute contributes to transformative change towards Buffalo Consciousness, Buffalo Rematriation and ecological and cultural renewal in the great plains of North America.
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We are the Buffalo and the Buffalo is us.
“The most important thing that comes out of this Buffalo Treaty is relationships.
And this is a living relationship.
This Buffalo Treaty is a living treaty”
— Amethyst First Rider, Kainai Tribe, Blackfoot Confederacy
