Environmental Activists want to get ranchers off public land permanently, so the Department Of Livestock (DOL) has no reason to kill bison at Horse Butte.
Native Americans, particularly from the Lakota tribe, are trying to reclaim their identity, which is centered on buffalo.
The Montana Cattle Ranchers defend their business, claiming that cattle ranching and agriculture is a two billion dollar per year industry in Montana.
The Buffalo War
THE BUFFALO WAR is the shocking story of the Native Americans, ranchers, government officials and environmental activists who battle over the yearly slaughter of America's last wild bison/buffalo.
The factions involved in the buffalo war are
The Environmental Activists
They were involved because they wanted to get ranchers off public land permanently, stripping the Department Of Livestock (DOL) of its reason to kill bison at Horse Butte, public land just outside of Yellowstone Park.
The Native Americans
They were of the view that the buffalo represented their identity. The native Americans believed that humans were direct descendants of buffalo and as such they deemed it right to protect their history and believes.
The Montana Cattle Ranchers
They were of the view that cattle ranching represented a two billion dollar economy in Montana.
Montana is responsible for about 2.6 million head of cattle and about 20,000 dairy cows and ranks sixth in beef production in the United States.
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