Dreveskracht on Montana’s War against the Bison (and Montana Indian Country)

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An excerpt:

To ward off the threat of brucellosis transmission to livestock and humans, the Montana state legislature has introduced five bills aimed at ridding the state of its free-ranging bison.[8]  This legislation is expressly inclusive of all of both Montana Indian Country and off-Reservation Treaty-protected lands.  History repeats itself as non-tribal government once again threatens to take the buffalo from Native Americans, particularly Great Plains Indian Treaty Peoples.  Indian leaders from the Fort Peck, Crow, and Fort Belknap Reservations have joined forces with wildlife advocates, sportsmen’s groups, and conservationists to oppose the bills.[9]  This article discusses the arguments of both sides, and examines the validity of Montana’s proposed legislation vis-à-vis Indian inherent sovereignty and Treaty rights.

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/05/12/montanas-bison-bills-another-attack-buffalo-country