Blackfeet Tribal Council harvest bison, elk following threat to critical food assistance programs

EBS STAFF On Oct. 24, the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council–which serves the Blackfeet Nation in northwest Montana, and over 17,000 members–announced that they have authorized the culling of 18 bison from the Blackfeet Nation herd to address “economic challenges stemming from the ongoing federal government shutdown and potential reductions in food-assistance funding,” specified a news