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Reintroducing buffalo to Banff National Park

6 days ago

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Reintroducing buffalo to Banff National Park

6 days ago
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Duration 1:27

Several years ago, buffalo were reintroduced to Banff National Park, where they once roamed. In a joint ceremony with the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Stoney Nakoda and Tsuut’ina Nation, the relocation site is blessed with tobacco. Watch Singing Back the Buffalo on CBC Gem.

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