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How Reviving Buffalo Could Revive a Way of Life

Season 2 Episode 1 | 17m 57s

The near extinction of buffalo across North America had devastating consequences—especially for Indigenous communities, for whom buffalo were a source of food, shelter, spiritual connection, and governance. Today, Lucille Contreras, founder of the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project, is leading a powerful effort to restore buffalo to their ancestral lands in Texas.

Aired: 07/30/25
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Shannon Waldron gives insight on the and work she does as a nomadic shepherdess.
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