Wanuskewin welcomed a very beautiful event. A baby bison was born on the land since before 1876.
Wanuskewin is located just North East of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is a Cultural and Historical Centre of First Nations. Wanuskewin means “being at peace with oneself”.
There is 6,000 years of history of the Northern Plains people in the Wanuskewin area and is recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada.
For more than 6,000 years the Plains Indigenous have gathered at this place to hunt bison, gather food and herbs, and to find shelter in the cold frigid winters.
The Historical site still has old bison hunt sites, tipi rings, artifacts such as pottery fragments, plant seeds, projectile points, egg shells, and animal bones.
Now the land is protected and bison now roam on the land.
Today on April 24th, 2020 the circle of life has come about with the arrival of a baby bison. It is the first bison to be born in roughly 150 years.
Photographer Matt Smith of the Star Phoenix was able to capture some pictures of this amazing day.
Today is a historic moment in Wanuskewin’s timeline.
“there was a lot of joy going on”
“We have been waiting for this day at Wanuskewin for a very long time,”
“When you take in the COVID-19 pandemic and all the implications of it and how it impacted our lives, to hear about this ray of hope through the baby bison being born at the park, it was incredibly significant.”
Wanuskewin CEO Darlene Brander
Original Story was first shared on the News Outlet Star Phoenix.
We have been waiting 150 Years for this and now it’s amazing to see the Buffalo returning to such a Historic Site for Native American Plains Indigenous.
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3 replies to "First Bison Born on Wanuskewin Since Before 1876"
How wonderful you are truly bless.
I had no idea that Bison live to be a 150 years old! How do they have a life span of 150 years with no breeding or babies? Did they just get moved to this site? How do you keep the herd going? Can you explain how this could be the “first baby born in 150 years” on the plains? Thank you…
The bison were wiped out in the area from fur trade and over hunting. This lead to signing of the numbered Treaties in Canada. The area in the article is talking about traditional untouched hunting lands of the plains Native Americans. Bison finally got introduced back into the area and the first born Bison was welcomed recently in an area they once roamed.