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Tribal nations are asking that grizzly bears in areas considered for hunting
be relocated to tribal lands with suitable habitat. (Gregory Smith)

May 22, 2018

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – In preparation for a vote this week on a proposed grizzly
bear hunting season, tribal nations from across Wyoming, seven other states
and two Canadian provinces have <https://www.globalindigenouscouncil.com/>
sent letters to Wyoming Game and Fish Commission officials opposing the
move.

Herb Welsh, a spokesman for the Northern Arapaho Elders Society, says the
bear is considered to be a sacred relative integral to their culture.

“The grizzly bear is a sacred animal,” he stresses. “He’s a sacred being.
This is how our ancestors have always believed. But even taking one grizzly
bear life, because someone somewhere has pockets deep enough to afford that
tag, that license, that’s wrong.”

The U.S. Interior Department ended 42 years of protections by taking…