For over 12,000 years, Indigenous peoples across North America used the buffalo jump - one of history’s most strategic and sustainable hunting methods. Communities worked together, using expert knowledge of bison and the land to guide herds off cliffs, providing food, clothing, and tools for months. At Alberta’s historic Buffalo Jump, archaeologists found bison bones stacked 40 feet deep - testament to this powerful communal practice. These sacred sites remind us: sustainability is not new. Read
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For over 12,000 years, Indigenous peoples across North America used the buffalo jump - one of history’s most strategic and sustainable hunting methods. Communities worked together, using expert knowledge of bison and the land to guide herds off cliffs, providing food, clothing, and tools for months. At Alberta’s historic Buffalo Jump, archaeologists found bison bones stacked 40 feet deep - testament to this powerful communal practice. These sacred sites remind us: sustainability is not new. Read
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