Woodland Cree First Nation made Alberta history Oct. 6 when its membership voted in favour of taking over reserve land management from Indian Services Canada…
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Several bison from Elk Island National Park (EINP) have found new homes across the prairies. This winter 124 plains bison were transferred out of the park to various locations in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Indigenous transfers made up 118 of the 124. The park sent 40 bison to the Kainai First Nation, 32 to Onion Lake Cree Nation, 25 to Frog Lake First Nation, and 21 to Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.
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The Waterton Lakes National Park also received some bison: “We were thrilled to send some bison back to Waterton Lakes. We did so following that devastating Kenow fire in 2017. So to support the display herd they have in Waterton, we sent six directly to the park,” said park superintendent Dale Kirkland.
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