On Red Pheasant Cree Nation, cattle have become such a constant — in the yards, in the ditches, even in the graveyard — that the community is now telling ranchers it needs a break. A long one.

After years of disputes, damage and overgrazed fields, the Nation has approved a two-year moratorium on cattle grazing that Chief Cody Benson said is long overdue.

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“In the last two years since I’ve been elected, we’ve had situations with cattle owners,” Benson said.

“When they bring their cows, and then when it’s time to pick them up, there’s big disputes over who looks after whose

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