The City and County of Denver will give 34 yearling bison to American Indian tribes, on Friday, March 6.
The transfer is part of an ongoing effort to return the animals to their native homes and support conservation efforts on tribal land. The bison are part of the herd you see at Genesee Park along I-70.
Tens of millions of American bison, or buffalo, once roamed North America. They were killed off almost entirely by white settlers and commercial hunters and their demise devastated Native American tribes that relied on bison for food, clothing and shelter…