Articles written by Mark Azure

Mark Azure

Once again, the Montana Legislature is considering bills that would block tribes from restoring wild bison to our own tribal lands. By generally banning wild bison from Montana, House Bill 249 and Senate Bill 143 represent an astounding level of disrespect to the tribes of this state. We call on the Legislature to defeat these offensive bills and on the governor to veto any that make it through. Mark Azure After the great bison slaughter of the 1800s, fewer than 25 wild bison remained in Yellowstone. Their descendants are...