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Back to the Bison Case Study Part I

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Author: 
Linda Moon Stumpff
Year: 
2010

Back to the Bison Case Study Part I

Back to the Bison Case Study Part I
Back to the Bison Case Study Part I

Thirty years after taking over the reins of forestry, recreation, wildlife and other natural resource operations on their reservation lands, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) established a reputation for environmental leadership in wildlife, wilderness, recreation and co-management. As students work through “Back to the Bison,” they participate in strategic decision-making from the perspective of how CKST made decisions about their relationship to the bison and to the surrounding lands, including the National Bison Range (NBRC). These relationships bring the Tribes into the process of evaluating the science of genetics and their own traditional ecological knowledge. Modern wildlife management practices based on western science are at issue and create opportunities for lively debate. This case provides opportunities for students to build research skills by reading and evaluating articles on genetics and the role of science and traditional ecological knowledge in wildlife management...

allotment, co-management, National Bison Range, self-determination, strategic thinking, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), wildlife management
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Native Nations: 
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Resource Type: 
Teaching Cases and Materials
Topics: 
Cultural Affairs, Environment and Natural Resources, Governance

Stumpff, Linda Moon. "Back to the Bison Case Study Part I." Enduring Legacies Native Cases Initiative, The Evergreen State College. Olympia, Washington. 2010. Teaching Case Study. (http://nativecases.evergreen.edu/collection/cases/back-to-the-bison.html, accessed February 15, 2013)

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After the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) made the decision to work towards signing a management agreement, they began discussions with United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 1994 to pursue the co-management and joint operation of the National Bison Range Complex (NBRC) which...
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