At first glance, it might seem like an odd pairing: Asian elephants and American Buffalo, but in Browning during the annual Iinnii (IN-EE) Days – also known as Buffalo Days – that unexpected connection is at the heart of a powerful art installation and cultural conversation.

Feh Tarty explains the purpose of the Elephant Collective - watch: Elephant Migration sculptures spark conversations during Blackfeet Iinnii days

The Great Elephant Migration is a global traveling exhibit of towering elephant sculptures made by The Real Elephant Collective , a community of 200 Indigenous artisans from the Bettakurumba, Paniya, Kattunayakan, and Soliga communities of India’s Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu.

The rows of material that carve out the elephant’s shape isn’t wood, but an invasive

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