The modern American bison (Bison bison ... of Europeans and their horses and firearms that accelerated the market hunt and thrust the American buffalo into the sights of a global economy.

The animals were taken near Yellowstone in hunts that express ... long-standing treaty rights. Bison loom large as sacred animals in traditional Native American customs and rituals.

Catlin wrote that he wanted to show individual Native American men riding their horses “at full speed” hunting hundreds of bison. This depiction of man versus beast stands out against the ...

The deep, undisturbed layers of animal bones (largely American Bison) represent nearly 6,000 years of continuous occupation with one lengthy period of unexplained interrupted hunting. This landscape ...

Is there a bison hunting season? A quick check of the Kansas ... living in the prairie regions and helping to give Native American tribes sustenance. Hunters played a large role in pushing the ...

Bison once numbered in the millions, but hunting and habitat loss dwindled ... a partnership with a nature reserve in Montana called American Prairie. Both the zoo and American Prairie are part ...

June 16 at 4 p.m. for an interactive archaeology activity in the Lower Gallery related to the “Awakening Stories of Ancient Bison Hunting” exhibit. See and touch real Native American Artifacts ...