Video Library
Explore powerful stories and teachings through videos that highlight the cultural significance of the buffalo, community-led restoration efforts, and the ongoing journey of the Buffalo Treaty.
Buffalo Harvest 2020
The Stoney Nakoda Nations share the cultural importance of the buffalo through a respectful and sacred traditional harvest.
Origins of the Buffalo Treaty
Dr. Leroy Little Bear shares the story of how the Buffalo Treaty began and its meaning for Indigenous Nations.
Buffalo Harvest – Blackfoot Elders
Blackfoot Elders reflect on the cultural and spiritual importance of the buffalo in their communities, sharing teachings connected to the harvest.
Boy-zshan Bi-den (Buffalo Return)
This film explores the restoration of bison to the Wind River Indian Reservation and the renewal of the landscape and culture they once defined.
Buffalo Lights
Blackfoot Elder Amethyst First Rider shares the story behind Iiniskim, a lantern performance celebrating the return of the buffalo to Banff National Park.
The Buffalo Return: A Decade of Healing and Renewal
A 10-year reflection from Tanka Fund, highlighting the return of buffalo through powerful partnerships and community-led restoration.
Buffalo Harvest – Documenting the Process
Tim Bruised Head from the Blackfoot tribe guides viewers through a respectful buffalo harvest in Southern Alberta. Warning: Graphic content.
The Elmo Community Garden Pt 2: Planting & Seeding
Follow Dana from CKST Tribal Health as she walks viewers through the process of planting seeds and plants for the Elmo Community Garden.
The Largest Herd of Buffalo Ever Released to the Fort Peck Reservation
Members of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes celebrate the return of a Yellowstone buffalo herd to the Fort Peck Reservation — the largest release to date.
The Buffalo Return: A Decade of Healing and Renewal Sacred Science - Blood Tribe Buffalo Restoration Project
This video showcases how members of the Káínai (Blood Tribe) are restoring buffalo to their territory by combining Indigenous Knowledge and Western science—reviving ecosystems and traditions.
Indigenous-Led Permaculture at Pine Ridge
This video highlights how the Oglala Sioux community on the Pine Ridge Reservation applies permaculture practices to support food sovereignty, ecological resilience, and cultural renewal.
The Path Back
A brief, animated film showing how the Fort Peck Tribes and others are bringing buffalo back to their ancestral lands after near extinction.