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217 Today: How more tribes are working to bring bison back to their land

Kimberly Schofield and Stephanie Mosqueda
 
The InterTribal Buffalo Council, which helps many tribes and tribal nations reestablish bison on their land, hosted a training event in the fall with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma last fall. The two tribes are now home to hundreds of bison.

The InterTribal Buffalo Council, which helps many tribes and tribal nations reestablish bison on their land, hosted a training event in the fall with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma last fall. The two tribes are now home to hundreds of bison. Anna Pope / Harvest Public Media

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Today's headlines:

  • Despite the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza, local Palestinians say they're afraid President Trump will push to permanently displace the people living there.
  • Illinois schools could be required to keep track of when students are referred to law enforcement agencies.
  • Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago.

In today's deep dive, we'll learn how more tribes are working to bring bison back to their land.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Mae Antar, Isabel Nieto, Araceli Gomez-Aldana and Anna Pope.