Montana’s Aaniiih Nakoda College to establish Buffalo Research and Education Center

Aaniiih Nakoda College, a tribal college on the Fort Belknap Reservation, plans to establish ʔíítaanɔ́ɔ́nʔí/Tataģ a (Buffalo) Research and Education Center over a five-year period, according to a news release.

Funding for the project was made possible through the National Science Foundation, which awarded the tribal college $3,500,000.

The center aims to enrich the relationship between the people of Fort Belknap, the tribal bison herd and the prairie ecosystem. The center will conduct ecological research on the Fort Belknap bison herd and will provide academic training to increase community knowledge of sustainable management.