March 26, 20239:43 AM ET
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One of the 35 Denver Mountain Park bison stands in a corral as it waits to be transferred to representatives of four Native American tribes and one memorial council so they can reintroduce the animals to tribal lands March 15, 2023, near Golden, Colo. Five of the bison went to the Yuchi Tribe of Oklahoma.
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The Yuchi Tribe of Oklahoma received five bison from Denver earlier this month, marking the first time in nearly two centuries that Yuchi people will once again interact with the animal.
“We have an opportunity to connect with them in direct ways and help them on their journey,” says Richard Grounds, the executive director of theYuchi Language Project, which works to create new Yuchi speakers by having fluent elders work with children.
The Yuchi Tribe was one of
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