|
|
Article: Rebirth on the Great Plains. (bison on Native American lands restores cultural outlook)(includes related article on National Wildlife Federation's efforts to spare free-range bison)
- Article from:
- National Wildlife
- Article date:
- April 1, 1998
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 National Wildlife Federation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
In bringing back bison to their tribal lands, Native Americans are also restoring their own cultural health A 13-year-old Winnebago Indian boy--call him Eddy--is winding wire from an electric fence onto a spool, using a big handle for leverage. He is not the most enthusiastic of winders and when he does put out some effort, he causes a tangle. "You're messing it up," says another boy, hauling in the wire by hand to help, "But then, you can't even break into a house right." Eddy got busted for a minor burglary here on the Winnebago Reservation in northeastern Nebraska, and a tribal court sentenced him to perform several weeks of labor on this Winnebago bison refuge. The ...