Bison Return to Native American Lands, revitalizing sacred rituals
For years, meals during summer sun dance ceremonies on Eastern Shoshone tribal lands in Wyoming lacked something that was once a staple of sacred rituals.There was no presence of homegrown bison, an animal central to the customs and spiritual beliefs of the Shoshone and other Native Americans.Now, the meals of the annual ceremonies, which have just begun for this summer, will feature bison meat which, for the first time in 138 years, has been harvested from the tribe's lands. The multi-day sacred ritual involves dancing, fasting and prayer, often inside a sweat lodge made from natural materials."It's in our DNA…







