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Lucielle Contreras, a Lipan Apache woman, is reviving her peoples deep cultural ties with buffalo through her Texas Tribal Buffalo Project. With thirty buffalo on her ranches, shes part of a growing herd of over eight thousand in Texas. Contreras recently hosted Indigenous folks from around the world, marking her fourth traditional buffalo harvest with a sacred ceremony. Buffalo, for Contreras, are not just animals but a vital part of her peoples history, shaping their food, shelter, religion, and governance. Her nonprofit even provides free bison meat to support pregnant Indigenous mothers. Contreras sees this as a real-life rematriation, with elder females guiding the herds and her people.

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