“This donation is the result and culmination of a very long, storied history and relationship with the State of Colorado,” Reggie Wassana, governor of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, said in a statement. “The Tribes plan to use the donated bison as a cultural, conservation and educational resource, with the goal of locating the bison on our own tribal natural plains habitat.”
All 14 bison were adult females and about half of the bison donated might be pregnant, meaning the Cheyenne Arapaho tribe in Oklahoma could get six or seven calves in the coming weeks on top of the donated bison, said Scott Gilmore, deputy executive director of the Parks and Recreation Department.