Bison

Purebred plains bison run through the prairie grasses near Eastend, Sask., Monday, May 16, 2004. The collapse of the teeming bison herds that once blackened the prairie was an economic catastrophe that still affects those who once depended on them, new research suggests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Loss of bison herds still affecting Plains First Nations, research suggests

People lost the bison around the same time they were being moved onto difficult-to-leave reservations

Bison are shown at Metis Crossing Wildlife Park in Alberta. The Northwest Territories Department of Environment and Climate Change reported the suspected outbreak last week after 15 bison carcasses were found in an area between Fort Smith and Fort Resolution. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Olivia Bako-Metis Nation of Alberta **MANDATORY CREDIT**

N.W.T. confirms anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison

Parks Canada says the public safety risk is very low

The Métis Nation of Alberta is celebrating the birth of two bison calves at a cultural park northeast of Edmonton. The new additions at Métis Crossing come after 20 wood bison were transferred to the traditional lands last year from Elk Island National Park. Bison at Metis Crossing Wildlife Park in Alberta are shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Olivia Bako/Metis Nation of Alberta **MANDATORY CREDIT**

Métis Nation of Alberta marks ‘historic’ birth of 2 bison calves

The new additions come after 20 wood bison were transferred to the traditional lands from Elk Island National Park

FILE - In this June 19, 2014, file photo, bison graze near a stream in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Researchers have transplanted embryos with roots in the bison herd at Yellowstone National Park into female bison at the Minnesota Zoo in hopes of increasing the genetic diversity of bison herds in the state and refining a tool that could be used across the country someday as part of efforts to restore the animals to the American landscape. (AP Photo/Robert Graves, File)

Yellowstone baby bison put to death after visitor picks it up, leading herd to reject it

The calf became separated from its mother when the herd crossed a river

FILE - In this June 19, 2014, file photo, bison graze near a stream in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Researchers have transplanted embryos with roots in the bison herd at Yellowstone National Park into female bison at the Minnesota Zoo in hopes of increasing the genetic diversity of bison herds in the state and refining a tool that could be used across the country someday as part of efforts to restore the animals to the American landscape. (AP Photo/Robert Graves, File)

Bison are shown at Metis Crossing Wildlife Park in Alberta are shown in a handout photo.The Métis Nation of Alberta says the arrival of 20 wood bison at Métis Crossing was a historic moment for its citizens. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Olivia Bako/Metis Nation of Alberta

Métis Nation of Alberta marks historic return of bison to traditional lands

Community calling the move a milestone in reconciliation

Bison are shown at Metis Crossing Wildlife Park in Alberta are shown in a handout photo.The Métis Nation of Alberta says the arrival of 20 wood bison at Métis Crossing was a historic moment for its citizens. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Olivia Bako/Metis Nation of Alberta