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Oakland (PRWEB) May 28, 2022 -- Oakland, CA – May 28, 2022… Thirteen American bison from the Oakland Zoo have returned to Montana to join their historic

• This piece was first published by Montana Free Press

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and neighbors celebrate ‘restoration of a piece that was missing’

MISSOULA, Mont. - Whats now become an annual tradition for the Humane Society of Western Montana is being hindered by staffing shortages.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited Montana last week, where she met with several Tribes across the state to discuss the Department’s commitment to strengthening Indian Country and highlight how funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes historic investments in rural and Indigenous communities.

The Tribes officially took over the Bison Range on Jan. 2, 2022.

Tribal members will gather this week to celebrate a restoration of the Bison Range more than a century after the lands and the herds were taken.

Tribal members will gather this week to celebrate a restoration of the Bison Range more than a century after the lands and the herds were taken.

Tribal members will gather this week to celebrate a restoration of the Bison Range more than a century after the lands and the herds were taken.

Tribal members will gather this week to celebrate a restoration of the Bison Range more than a century after the lands and the herds were taken.