Bison — which most tribes refer to as buffalo — are an essential part of many Plains tribes' cultural and spiritual life. Now ...

As the buffalo were exterminated, Tribes suffered forced relocations onto reservations, lost prosperity, and starvation.

The Buffalo Bills mascot is a 7-foot-2-inch tall blue bison who joined the team in 2000. As legend has it, Billy was roaming the wide-open plains out west like his bison brethren when he felt drawn ...