Like many early visitors to the Great Plains, artist George Catlin was amazed when he witnessed Native Americans hunting bison on horseback, using bows and arrows as weapons.

“Anyone can love the mountains, but it takes a soul to love the prairie,” wrote Willa Cather, author of “O Pioneers!,” the saga of early westward struggles and the kind of character it took to ...

In 1886, the last wild buffalo on the Great Plains was killed among the steep bluffs and badlands of central Montana, the final remnant of the tens of millions of bison that once roamed the nation’s ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — A cultural and spiritual event at Missoula County Public Schools on Wednesday helped Native American students connect with their heritage in a hands-on way. This is the second year ...

GOSHEN -- The birth of a white bison, among the rarest of animals, is bringing Native Americans who consider it a sacred event to celebrate at one of the least likely of places, a farm in New England.

TOPPENISH, Yakima County — On a frigid winter morning at the Yakama Nation’s Satus Ranch, a herd of 150 American bison ranged on the valley floor, backdropped by snowy Mount Adams. Right now, you can ...

Discover why bison are unique to America’s grasslands and how WWF is working to restore large herds across the Northern Great ...

Most Americans who have visited Yellowstone or watched a nature documentary have probably used the word “buffalo” to describe ...