Tribes that restored buffalo are killing some to feed people because of the shutdown

As the federal government shut down, leaders in the Fort Peck reservation in northern Montana decided to kill 30 of their cherished bison to supplement lapses in food benefits. The 30 bison equal about 12,000 pounds of meat. (AP Video by Matthew Brown)

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Post from AP on November 12, 2025

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